DISTANCE PLAYFUL-MOTOR DIDACTICS: AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT TO STIMULATE EDUCATIONAL WELL-BEING AND IMPROVE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS AT THE TIME OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

In the developmental age, the playful-motor activity, understood as a movement game, plays a fundamental role in the child's educational training and psycho-physical health, and is therefore functional to the development of a healthy growth. In this period of emergency, linked to the spread of COVID-19 which unfortunately forces everyone to spend a lot of time at home, it is consequently necessary to propose some movement activities and games to children, through experimental initiatives that differ from the traditional ones, in order not to slow down this fundamental process of personal development. The playful moment is to be considered important for both children, in terms of educational well-being, and for their parents too; through the game, parents can build up a relationship with their children capable of supporting an effective educational and training process. Based on these premises, this study proposes a protocol of didactic activities in the playful-motor sphere that can be delivered remotely, and are aimed at stimulating the educational importance of corporeal games in the parent-child relationships too, providing an effective educational alternative in a period characterized by prohibitions, constraints and critical issues in this sense.