Speaker 1: Hey, what is up everybody? It's TJ here. Today, I'm going to give you a few tips to help you get through virtual learning just a little bit better. I know it can be tough. I know it can be pretty hard for you parents out there because it's just a tough season. We have to be a parent. We have to be a teacher. We have to be like all these things at once. You still have to go to work. You still have to do that, right? So dads are actually less positive about their abilities than moms. Just 39% of fathers say that they are doing a very good job raising their kids versus the 51% of mothers. That being said, 86% of dads turn to YouTube for parenting advice, but when they do, the stars of these videos are rarely dads. So if you didn't know, I have the task of taking on virtual learning with Jaden and Chance kind of simultaneously right now. And as I do that, I'm proud to be partnering with Dove Men Plus Care for their hashtag dads care initiative that works to support and uplift men and fathers like myself and celebrate the care that fathers give their children. And look, I cannot lie. This is going to take a lot of love and care to get through this virtual learning season. All right. So one of the more helpful things that we like to do is give them a schedule. Do you guys know what you're supposed to be doing this morning? You said no. What are you supposed to do? What have you done so far? Did you eat breakfast? Yes, you did. So what do you got to do before school starts? Make my bed, brush my teeth, and put on my clothes. Chance, what time does school start? Nine. So I try to let them do all the chores that they can do in the morning. So brush your teeth and come downstairs and actually get some breakfast for themselves. So that helps out a lot because it doesn't put a lot of stress on me. As soon as you get a routine about how to do that in the morning and they know what to do, but they get that done, then they have a little bit of free time to do what they want before we start school. This is my inspection of Chance's room. It's all right. I mean, you can do better with the bed, but it's okay. The first tip I have for you is to partner with them. Make sure they know exactly what's on the list or the agenda for the day. Make sure you tell them, hey, this is the things that we have to do today. And make sure you use the word we, and let's do it together. Let them know that you're going to be doing this for them. Make sure you tell them, hey, this is the things that we have to do today. And let them know that you're going to be doing that work with them. And you're going to be right there. If they need any help, they're not alone when they're doing it. So just let them know, like, hey, I'm going to be right here with you. These are the things that we're going to tackle. We're going to tackle it one by one, but just partner with them. Make sure that they know that they aren't doing this alone. All right. So I don't know what Chance's favorite subject is, but I do know his least favorite subject is. Chance, what is that? Math. Math. I thought you were going to say something totally different than that. I thought you were going to say writing. I thought you just taught me you didn't really like writing. Is it writing or is it math? Which one? Both. So we're spending some time doing some writing right now. And this is probably one of the times where, you know, we have to kind of give a little bit of push the most. But if we get it done early and as soon as possible, then we can have fun with the rest of the stuff. So we already did some writing. We did some kind of fun activities. And then we're going to go on to some of the math stuff. Try to get that done within the first hour. And then the rest of the time, we can do the stuff that he does the best, right? What do you think is your favorite subject? Science. Science. Guess what? We got a project we're going to do later. Okay. What is your favorite subject? Science. Science. Because scientists do it like robots, and I like robots. Yeah, he's doing math quiz right now. So, I'll let you go. His favorite subject is science. The next tip I have for you is to make it fun. Make sure you're integrating some type of activities, some type of like fun and interesting activities. I love science. Science is one of my favorite subjects to do. And you can find tons of different science projects that are fun and simple to do online. You want to break it up some. So what I like to do is I do some of the harder stuff first, because that's the one I know they have all the attention span right there. And then I break it up. And do something fun. Maybe we'll go and do a science project. Maybe we'll go and do something outside or do something that's moving or something with their hands, right? And that helps them get energized. It gives them more energy. It allows them to get through the next section of hard work. Learning is much more fun when you're active and you're doing it together and you can get your hands dirty. All right, so now we're about to do our science experiment. You ready Chance? Yeah. Do you know what this is right here? No. This. A graduated scientist. Cylinder. A graduated cylinder. Now, a graduated cylinder is used to measure milliliters. Do you know how many milliliters are in a liter? No. Anybody want to take a guess? One? No. Um, 100? That's a good guess, but no. A thousand. Yes, a thousand. A thousand. Uh oh. All right, where are you at? I'm at seventy. You're at seventy? Two seconds. Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. I'm at 110. That's 110. All right. That is 210. Where are you at, Carter? I'm at 110. The last tip I have for you today is to give them some space. It's important for them to build their own confidence in their work. Allowing them to work alone gives them that confidence that they can do the work on their own. You don't want them to be doing it alone. You want them to be doing it alone. You want them to see you as a crutch, as something that they can always grab and say, hey, can you help me out with this work? You want them to do some problem solving on their own. So what I like to do is to stagger work. So since I'm working with two kids, I have one child that I know is really good at certain subjects. So what I'll do is the work that I know that he can do alone, I'll allow him to do that work alone while I'm working one-on-one with the other child. So Chance, I'm working with him. I'm working with him one-on-one with his writing while Jaden is doing some of the math problems that I know he's strong at and doesn't really need too much of my help. So just stagger those times and make sure you give them one-on-one time, but also give them time that they can do it alone. All right. So Jaden's all done with his work. What's some pros and cons? What do you like about school, like virtual learning versus going to school? Well, virtual learning is shorter. Does that mean I have more free time? I have more free time. Mm-hmm. So you like that? Mm-hmm. But what do you miss about school? I can play with my friends. Yeah. We all want to go back to school. Hopefully we can soon, but virtual learning right now, there's some benefits to it because they get to be done really early. It's like 11 o'clock. We got done in two hours. So good job. So I am so excited to have this opportunity to work with my kids one-on-one and actually teach them. And I'm not a teacher, but I do enjoy the learning process. So just learning on my own and also learning with them. I know there's a big responsibility, but hopefully these tips can help you out and give you some enjoyment throughout the process of doing this virtual learning. But lastly, thanks again to Dove Men Plus Care for sponsoring this video and always being committed to celebrating the caring side of men. In their dad's care, How To Hub is their next step in empowering and uplifting men and fathers. And I'm so excited to be a part of this. So thank you so much for watching. I hope you enjoyed this video today. Hopefully I can do more videos like this in the future. And I just hope the best for you during this virtual learning season. But if you have any additional tips on how people can improve their learning process at home during virtual learning, let them know in the comments below. And I'll see you in the next video. Bye. Peace.