Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Rajab 29, 1441 AH Doha today 180 - 260 COVER STORY General knowledge This coronavirus glossary will help make sense of the pandemic. P4-5 BOLLYWOOD BACK PAGE Rani says she started a ‘new ‘Don’t dismiss feelings, stresses journey’ with her fi lm Hichki. of children during diffi cult times’ Page 14 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Tuesday, March 24, 2020 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT SEASONS TO BINGE WATCH ON NETFLIX PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.16am Shorooq (sunrise) 5.35am Zuhr (noon) 11.42am Asr (afternoon) 3.09pm Maghreb (sunset) 5.48pm Isha (night) 7.18pm USEFUL NUMBERS Black Mirror time to stop and question it. In every home; on every desk; in DIRECTION: Charlie Brooker every palm – a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone – a CAST: Daniel Lapaine, Hannah John-Kamen, Michaela black mirror of our 21st Century existence. 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Fax: 44350474 SYNOPSIS: The Byrdes and their teenage kids, When things go awry, Marty must uproot his family from Charlotte and Jonah, are, for all intents and purposes, an the skyscrapers of Chicago and relocate to the lazy lake ordinary family with ordinary lives. Except for the job of region of the Missouri Ozarks. Tuesday, March 24, 2020 GULF TIMES 3 PARENTING COMMUNITY Tips: how to get through quarantine with a toddler It doesn’t matter what children are playing, it’s all learning. But there are ways for parents to prepare for extended time in the home, writes Keeta Williams n ordinary days, when understanding of boundaries and people aren’t talking time. Abel suggests using a timer to about pandemics, show children the passing of time I work from home while you’re working, or creating Owhile caring for my a visual schedule for the day. “Set three-year-old daughter. I’ve had up some house rules with the kids many years to refi ne my lifestyle as so they know what the behavioural a freelancer but other parents may expectations are during this time.” now fi nd themselves thrown into the same situation, without preparation Give them information they or choice. can process If childcare centres close because After overhearing an adult of coronavirus, parents will have conversation, my daughter said she long, tiring days at home with their was “sad because so many people children. Playgroups and other social were sick”. Talking to young children activities will be limited or non- about Covid-19 isn’t easy but it existent, and parents may need to cannot be avoided. Children are work from home. impacted by other people’s fears and This is already a reality for some dramatic changes to their normal people, who have chosen to stop routines. sending their children to daycare, or Abel’s primary message to parents to limit their reliance on vulnerable is to ensure “kids aren’t getting grandparents for babysitting. So information that is developmentally how can families adapt? Amanda inappropriate for them. Only give Abel, a paediatric psychologist in them the type and amount of Melbourne, reminds parents: “This information that they can process at is not forever. While it is a very trying their age. time, and the uncertainty around “Most kids should really only know timeframes is proving unbearable PROMOTING INTEREST: Parents don’t need expensive toys and structured activities to replicate an early learning that there’s a virus going around for some, it can be really helpful to programme. In childcare centres, educators encourage children to discover what is interesting to them. which is like the fl u, and for most increase our sense of control as this is of us it won’t be a big deal, but the often how we manage our anxiety.” community is working really hard to playing in my shoe cupboard. She make sure that it doesn’t spread too Solid blocks of time are made a “dog” by threading wooden much.” precious beads on leftover Christmas ribbon. I try not to let external stresses Abel’s strategies for taking control This is an activity she created herself stop me from being patient with my include speaking to employers about that develops imagination and fi ne- daughter but it isn’t easy. I am much expected working hours. An evening motor skills. more tolerant of thrown toys and shift could be an option, or working Michelle Walsh, an early childhood emotional meltdowns when there in bursts so there is time to give trainer and consultant, says: is toilet paper in my house. And children undivided attention. “Children learn through play … now, more than ever, children need As a parent working from home, I whether it’s playing with Barbie dolls patience and support from the people am grateful my daughter still naps. or toy cars, playing imaginary games, they love. Solid blocks of time are precious and dressing up or being a dog. It doesn’t “One of the most helpful things should be used for work that requires matter what they’re playing. They are parents can do is contain their own deep focus. Not distractions like learning.” anxieties around the situation … social media or television, and not Walsh suggests parents prepare because as parents, our anxiety gets housework. My daughter loves to their homes for play fi rst thing in the transferred to our kids,” Abel says. fold laundry and cook dinner so we morning. “It could just mean putting do these things together when she’s puzzles on the fl oor or setting up When in doubt, turn to Bluey awake. some playing cards or a clipboard for One of the best things for my drawing. Then let the day fl ow.” mental health is sitting on the fl oor, “Children learn through play” playing with my daughter. I prefer to My previous career as an early Show children the passing of do other things in my downtime and childhood teacher taught me time I don’t always feel like it, trust me – that opportunities for play and To guide behaviour positively, but I know it benefi ts us both. learning are everywhere. Parents distraction is an excellent technique “I encourage eight minutes of play don’t need expensive toys and for babies and toddlers. Abel says: a day with your children,” Walsh structured activities to replicate “Set up some boxes with activities or says. “It’s just like a Bluey episode. an early learning programme. materials in them that are relatively For anyone who hasn’t seen a Bluey In childcare centres, educators novel for the children … bring these episode, I encourage you to watch encourage children to discover what out during important meeting times one and then choose to play with is interesting to them. or for when you need to knuckle RECOMMENDATION: Children closer to school age will have improved your children for eight minutes a I know about six diff erent recipes down and get some work done.” self-control and an understanding of boundaries and time. It is recommended day. It’s not very long but it really for playdough but I haven’t made Children closer to school age will to use a timer to show children the passing of time while you’re working, or enhances their learning.” any in months. My daughter prefers have improved self-control and an creating a visual schedule for the day. – The Guardian 4 GULF TIMES Tuesday, March 24, 2020 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Glossary of Covid-19 The new coronavirus has thrust a host of unfamiliar terms into our everyday discourse. Some are brand new; others aren’t but are being used in unexpected ways. Rong-Gong Lin II comes up with some definitions to help you keep up with the latest on the global pandemic Social distancing. ARS-CoV-2: The offi cial scientifi c name of the coronavirus causing the pandemic. It stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. It was previously known as 2019-nCoV.