6-year old Jeong-hu argues with his mom a lot thesedays. He screams, runs away from her when she callsand tells her he hates her. He only wants to run aroundand play. His study sessions are torturous as he worksusing four booklets, learning the alphabet and maths.He barely knows how to read yet, but his mom is in arush. She believes that 6-year olds need to know how toread and write.Parents were made to bear the brunt of educationduring the pandemic and two styles became evident:those getting ahead through intensive private education,and those getting no education. Teaching children withinsufficient methods can be counterproductive andchildren like Jeong-hu may lose interest altogether.Language skills significantly affect a child’s emotionsand development. And kids keep growing despite thepandemic. So is there a way to learn to read and writejoyfully? Is there a way for parents - most of whomaren’t professional educators - to help improve theirchildren’s literacy through fun and games? EBS LiteracyKindergarten, the only dedicated public educationnetwork worldwide, focuses on the literacy gap thatcould become the most critical issue after Covid-19,potentially affecting a child’s self-confidence. Payingjust a bit more attention to make children form positiveawareness toward books can help them foster strongerliteracy levels as they grow older.