Nothing of notebooks full of exercises or cards to be completed to learn something important. This is demonstrated by the body and influencer Vincenzo Schettiniwho has assigned four four “Holiday homework“Out of the ordinary. His message – which has become viral – touches deep ropes, not only in children, but also in us parents.
Instead of delivering school exercises, the professor proposed: get up late, play sports, devour books and look around. Four simple invitations, but full of meaning.
Because sometimes real lessons are not found on the desks, but in the time we learn to live with awareness.
Get up late: the right to rest
During the school year the alarm clocks play soon, the rhythms are frenetic and the time to recover energy always seems too little. With the arrival of summer, Prof Schettini suggests to the boys to sleep more, and right: sleep is fundamental for physical and mental well -being.
“Get up late, but not too much!”.
We adults can also be inspired by this advice. Giving our children (and ourselves) to slow down, without guilt, is a precious gift. It is not “wasting time”, but recharging emotional batteries after a tiring year.
Play sports: move the body to free the mind
“Movement“, Intacita Schettini. But not to achieve performance or aesthetic ideals: physical activity is an act of care towards oneself. It helps to manage stress, improves mood and promotes the balance between body and mind.
In summer we can offer our children games outdoors, walks, pedaling, swimming, all activities that combine movement and fun. And, why not, try to do it with them: to play sports in the family strengthens ties and promotes a healthy lifestyle.
“Drink a book”: read for the pleasure of doing it
Schettini does not simply say “read”, but use the suggestive expression “drink a book”. An invitation to immerse yourself in readingnot as a school duty, but as a personal and pleasant experience.
Summer is the ideal time to discover new stories, without programs or checks. We can bring our children to the library, let them choose freely and read with them. Even for us adults, finding time for a good book can become a regenerating habit.
A little advice? We choose stories suitable for the age of our children, but also capable of making them reflect, laugh, dream. Reading must not be a task, but a journey.
Look around: train attention
“Look around“It is perhaps the thinner advice, but also the most powerful. In an era in which everything is fast and mediated by screens, really observing the world is a revolutionary act.
We help our children a dwell on the detailsto grasp the beauty of what surrounds them: a sunset, an insect on the grass, a cloud that changes shape. This simple attention develops empathy, creativity and listening ability.
Also for us parents, learning to look better means finding contact with what really matters. Summer can be the time to find glances, words and shared silences.
The challenge of these growth tips in a digital era
Today, however, when the times have definitely changed, how easy is it to do all this?
The generation of hyperconnex boys seem is light years away from what, just a few decades ago, could enjoy the serenity of a summer -free summer. Schettini’s advice, despite being valid and precious, risk falling on the void if you do not take into account the new digital reality that young people live daily. The “look around“For example, it could be hindered by the tendency to fix the screens instead of observing the real world, and the invitation to”drink a book“It could lose ground against the irresistible attraction of short videos and interactive content.
The real challenge, therefore, is not so much the content of these suggestions, but as Being able to make them significantly get to girls and boys, who are now accustomed to rapid stimuli and instant gratifications. Perhaps, today more than ever, it is necessary to reinvent these advice, integrating them with greater awareness of technology, trying to balance the quality time offline with the online one. Only in this way can these suggestions really find a socket on the new generations.
