Dobong-gu, Stay Home with Baby 'Bookstart Online Parent Education'

Guidance on Various Parenting Methods Using Picture Books for Caregivers Spending More Time with Children at Home Due to Social Distancing... Participate Freely Anywhere via Internet-Connected PC, Smartphone, etc., Using Video Conferencing Program (ZOOM)

2019 Bookstart Parent Education: Picture Book Mind Therapy In-Person Class Scene

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dobong-gu (Mayor Dongjin Lee) is conducting ‘Real-time Online Parent Education’ for parents of infants and toddlers to alleviate childcare burdens that have increased as time spent at home with children has grown due to strengthened social distancing measures.

This education will be conducted in real-time using the video conferencing program ZOOM, moving away from the previous in-person group education format, as libraries are closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections.

Participants can freely join from any location using smart devices such as PCs or smartphones connected to the internet.

This education, which the whole family can participate in together, will be held over three sessions with picture books as the theme: ▲ September 8 ? ‘Reading Therapy’ by reading therapist Hyesun Eom, ▲ September 15 ? Book play with parents by Kwon Ohjin, principal of Dad School, ▲ September 22 ? Various physical activities using picture books by Seungjoo Oh, senior research fellow at Welfare in Research Institute.

Through online education, it will be easier for dual-income families and others who had difficulty attending in-person sessions to participate.

The district plans to support practical help for child education by enabling two-way communication between instructors and participants through real-time Q&A sessions, minimizing differences from face-to-face education.

Mayor Dongjin Lee of Dobong-gu stated, “I hope this will be a meaningful time for parents exhausted by social distancing to help their children’s healthy growth by attending education with their infants and toddlers, and to foster proper relationships and communication between parents and children through picture books.”

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