Godrej interio is an India-leading furniture brand that observed children studying from home facing long-term mental and physical health concerns due to poor stances.
The pandemic has been extremely challenging for kids. As they are home-schooling grappling with several issues which they may be unable to express freely.
The study Taking care of children as they learn from home by Godrej Interio and Ergonomics Research Cell seeks to study the home-schooling behavior of 350 school-going children of age 3-15 years. As a part of this research, parents revealed that their children are using gadgets for minimum of4-6 hours a day in which 2-3 times more before schools closed on account of lockdown. These can increase the risk of physical health issues in children. Also, 52% of the children had daily online classes while 36% had classes four times a week, 41% of children having eye strain issues.
In response to this, host a webinar with educationists and healthcare experts to discuss how the wrong posture is a cause of concern for children. The webinar titled Helping children Adapt to Learning from Home. This webinar educates parents and caregivers on the best ways for overall children to create a healthy environment as they learn from home, the government continues the lockdown to control the pandemic. The webinar also focuses on the importance of ergonomic learning spaces, the need for sensory diets, and physical activity for healthy learning for children.
For this session, the overall 1700+ registered. Participants are leading educationists and healthcare experts with challenges and possible solutions to support parents.
The webinar has been moderate by Lt. Col A Sekhar, CDO, Jagran Education Foundation. A panel consisting of Siddarth Rajgarhia-Director, DSP Nashik, Varanasi, and LAVA Nagpur, Line Ashar– Co-Founder, Korroboree, Chandni Bhagat – Child Psychologist, Fatema Agarkar – Founder, Agarkar Center of Excellence and Dr. Reena Valecha – Principal Ergonomist, Ergonomics Research Cell, Godrej Interio.
In the whole webinar, the panelists discuss and talk seriously about the multiple vantage pints including home-schooling, healthy sitting posture for children also the precautions to take while studying in free spaces. Also, the importance of sensory breaks and using good paper and pencil also the virtual mode of learning as online learning is likely to stay for longer than we predicted.
Godrej Interio focuses on making space for life, learning, and pursuing passions. To raise the quality of their customer’s lives, everywhere and every day through their products and solutions. The company workplace and the research studies show the importance of the customers. So, Godrej interio shares the knowledge they gain and promotes healthy ergonomics behavior. This webinar is a step to provide a real-life guide for parents and caregivers.
For the past 30 years, Godrej Interio has been supporting the education industry and serviced over 15,000 educational institutions.
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