The new school year begins this Monday and the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), recommends students for virtual classes use a ergonomic chair, screen protector, so as not to affect eyesight, take breaks every 10 minutes and eat healthy food.
The IMSS suggested the use of an ergonomic chair to avoid:
- Head, neck, shoulder and lower back pain
How to avoid eyestrain in children?
In addition, he suggested that minors do not work for long periods in front of the screen to avoid eyestrain.
Dr. Antonio Rosales Piñón, Head of the Coverage Expansion area of the Health Promotion Division, suggested installing the computer in a common use area, where they can observe and supervise their children.
He recommended using:
- Protectors, screen filters or lenses that avoid the reflections of natural or artificial light
Drink 10 minute breaks for every hour of work, time in which you should look into the distance (at a distance of approximately 6 meters) to relax the eye muscles.
And is that by spending many hours in front of the screen, you can present:
These discomforts can be reduced by taking care the distance from the monitor, as well as the angle of work and lighting.
What foods do you recommend during online classes?
Likewise, Rosales Piñón highlighted that taking virtual classes at home is a good opportunity to improve access and consumption of nutrient-rich foods.
Therefore, he said, it is recommended to have a healthy variety that includes:
All of these will help avoid industrialized foods rich in sugar and fat.
Physical activities for children
Now that girls and boys are at home more time, Rosales Piñón said that according to the spaces in the home, it is suggested:
- Dancing as a physical activity
- Listen to music of your liking
- Online exercise classes
Parents must change their work routines
The IMSS specialist stressed that in this modality of virtual classes parents should change their work routines and care for children to support them in online activities.
“Parents, teachers and children are learning this together, so patience is essential.”
Antonio Rosales Piñón
He stressed that it is advisable to start slowly to adapt and become familiar little by little, until the new modality is manageable by minors.
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