The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing stay-at-home orders have shifted family lives worldwide. Government regulations about social distancing and isolation have resulted in parents/carers and children spending most of their time together in private spaces. During the northern hemisphere spring 2020 semester, most childcare and school systems closed and parents had to dramatically modify their balance between work and home life. Using data from consumer reports, online parenting forums and blog posts, and Google Trends, the authors of this article explored how some parents have shifted towards cultural and creative enrichment as a resource to occupy their children during governmental stay-at-home directives in both the United States and the Republic of Korea. The authors found that arts and crafts and educational toy sales have increased, parents are sharing advice and resources for at-home creative activities, and arts and cultural institutions have expanded their free online content. Finally, this article discusses whether the short-term stressors from COVID-19 might lead to long-term changes in parenting and sustained interest in these resources. The authors’ findings provide additional support for the importance of arts and humanities in the educational experience of children.

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工艺美术作为大韩民国和美国父母在 COVID-19 大流行期间的教育策略和应对机制

COVID-19 大流行和随之而来的居家令改变了全世界的家庭生活。政府关于社交距离和隔离的规定导致父母/照顾者和孩子大部分时间都在私人空间中度过。在 2020 年北半球春季学期，大多数儿童保育和学校系统关闭，父母不得不大幅调整他们在工作和家庭生活之间的平衡。本文作者利用消费者报告、在线育儿论坛和博客文章以及谷歌趋势中的数据，探讨了一些父母如何转向文化和创意丰富，作为在政府的居家指令期间占据孩子的资源。美国和大韩民国。作者发现，工艺品和益智玩具的销量有所增加，家长们正在分享家庭创意活动的建议和资源，艺术和文化机构也扩大了他们的免费在线内容。最后，本文讨论了 COVID-19 的短期压力是否可能导致养育子女的长期变化以及对这些资源的持续兴趣。作者的研究结果为艺术和人文学科在儿童教育体验中的重要性提供了额外的支持。