Role of the Parents to the Personal Development of Grade 12 HUMSS Students Amid Pandemic at Bestlink College of the Philippines School Year 2021-2022

Vol.3, No.1D

Abstract

The widespread prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected students’ social interaction, which is vital for better learning and grooming. This becomes tough for the parents since social interactions help children to explore and learn through experience. Nonetheless, the children's first teachers were their parents. They tend to copy their parent’s manner, how they speak, act, react, and even their reaction. Parents remain central even as peers become increasingly prominent in children's lives. Parents’ Role in the Personal COVID-19 pandemic has affected Children and families, deprived of their educational, work, and sports activities, friendship, and relational contacts. Suddenly, parents had to manage their children at home from school 24 hours a day, and, at the same time, most of them had to start smart-working from home, still carrying out their children’s school commitments. Parents have adapted quickly to the new normal mode of living in their children’s learning in these challenging times. Being in quarantine and failing to interact because of the virus, parents will always be parents; being in quarantine will not stop them from finding a way for their child to grow even when they are inside the house. Technology, books, toys, and any learning material will help children to grow and develop their minds. Despite the advantages of having materials, how will the parents' guide their child to the right path for their successful development?