“In looking for solutions to make our community and our country safer and healthier, we should also consider that mental health, social wellness, the emotional health of everyone as well, especially our children. To a certain extent we have to expose them and teach them how to cope with these issues and wrapping them in their houses is a way of shielding them also from the realities that we have,” Ms Sibal added.
“As parents we are told not to shield our children from the problems of the world. Once you successfully log in, you will see this pop-up window This window must remain open to access student-restricted sites. “It is a limitation on our kids’ development as human beings, to allow them to be resilient and to thrive in certain situations and also for themselves to acknowledge that they can be a part of how to solve or go around problems even at a very young age,” she said. Most school staff and all students are in the INSTR domain.
Regina Sibal, lead convenor of Aral Pilipinas, a coalition of education specialists, suggested Ms Domingo’s mother’s instincts were correct and children were falling behind in socio-emotional development and physical and critical thinking skills.
