The biggest concern of parents these days is the overexposure of children to electronic devices. No doubt, long hours of online classes are taking a toll on their eyes. Routinely, as the classwork gets over, either they watch TV or play a game on the mobile phone. The parent’s dilemma is whether to allow them this entertainment or keep them away from the device. When parks and playgrounds do not assure social distancing, kids are holed up in the interiors far longer than anyone anticipated.
Podcasts come in handy when it comes to engaging younger kids, say up to the age of ten. Podcasts with both educational content and entertainment are available.
Listening to podcasts improves auditory skills as the kids are not distracted by a video.
Learning a new language can be made easy with podcasts. Since the first step of learning a language is listening, a podcast is the most reliable way of doing it. Listening to podcasts improves auditory skills as the kids are not distracted by a video. Podcasts had always been in use to help physically challenged children in their studies.
When a child listens to the content from a podcast, we can be sure there is zero harm done to their eyes. While listening to a story, their fantasy is limitless as no readymade visual is attached to it. It is boundless imagination compared to a poorly crafted animated tale.
If your child needs a bedtime story, then tune in to the podcast and kiss goodnight. Listen, we just took a step to safeguard those precious eyes!
Watch Ms.Amrita Priya, founder of Kidyaan Podcast, in PepTalk.
