The 7 good things about confinement

The Spanish proverb, very wise in many aspects, has a saying that is "What does not kill, makes you stronger."

After this time in which we have been confined by sanitary obligation so as not to get sick or transmit the virus, we have strengthened.

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The positive aspects of confinement

To prevent us from forgetting all that we have come to learn and the skills that we have come to develop, we are going to review them.

1. A secure attachment has been fostered in the little ones

The first and most important: secure attachment has been fostered in children. Being there with the children, playing games, teaching them about school, and generally being available to the children. children for a long time, it has been the best gift they could give them, for optimal psychological development.

In the future, our children will have a better chance of having a strong psychological health, and that will have been our responsibility as fathers, mothers and caregivers.

2. More ideas about what your family cares about

As a couple, now you surely have a lot of gift ideas for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. And as a parent you will know what your children are going to ask the kings months in advance, except for the last minute fashion toy.

3. As for sexuality ...

At the level of sexuality, we find two benefits.

First, childless couples have gained sensual wisdom. The intercourse has been leisurely, even lasting an hour or more. Many couples have learned to enjoy foreplay, new forms of sexuality, the game that a simple pen can give, postcoital caresses and hugs ...

On the other hand, couples with children have gained sexual wisdom in another sense. With the children at home 24 hours a day, the imagination to find moments in which to let out the passion will have grown dramatically.

4. Experience in emotional regulation

Couples and families alike have gained various emotional self-regulation techniques and negotiation skills. And is that in extreme situations such as this confinement has had to negotiate and renegotiate.

The practice of continuous negotiation, as well as knowing how to give in on certain occasions has been the usual practice every day of confinement. Example: "Today I take the dog out, that you took it out yesterday." "Today I take the children out and you take the dog out and scrub ...".

5. Possibility of leaving addictions behind

Addicts, especially face-to-face or slot gamblers, and to a lesser extent alcoholics, have gained a perfect abstinence period to learn to control themselves and see all the money that has been saved during the gambling confinement.

It is important that the family who knew about the gambling addiction make it known to them, highlighting the money saved. Of course, now you have to support yourself indefinitely, either with personal, family or professional help.

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6. The appearance of already established hobbies

Many of us now have new hobbies, because we have learned to cook, exhausting the yeast from the supermarkets, we have enjoyed the food made by us and that we will be able to make again during weekends and holidays.

In addition, we have recovered reading habits, we have seen series that we wanted, we have rediscovered the board games, or online games, or we have become handymen fixing the malfunctions of the home...

7. We have gained in computer knowledge

Informatics has proven to be the great beneficiary of this confinement. Now we can work on line with easeWe have made videoconferences with friends, and the children have learned that the computer is also useful for studying. With a bit of luck we will be able to save ourselves during this year and the following ones the daily traffic jams between 2 and 3 times a week, saving time for ourselves and money that we will not spend on transport.

Conclution

We've been through a lockdown, but... What, seen in perspective, are we stronger now than before? Sure, smart reader, you have realized that the title is 10 good things about confinement and there is only a list of 7. I have left the last three so that, in the comments, you can share with the other readers what has made you stronger during confinement. What have been your learnings?