How Parents Can Help Children of the Pandemic Cope

The pandemic has upended childhoods around the world. Here’s what parents and caregivers can do to ease anxiety and stress among kids.

By Jeanne Erdmann
Dec 8, 2020 6:30 PMDec 8, 2020 6:34 PM
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Kids are facing plenty of emotional challenges these days. Isolation from friends, remote learning, the loss of the structured school day and the loss of easy access to school counselors.

The stressors we’re all facing reach beyond fear of getting sick from COVID-19, and kids are no different. The toll the disease has taken on the economy, housing, food security and our daily routines of school and work shred our sense of safety and security — the foundation for mental well-being. These pressures make children especially vulnerable to mental health issues, psychiatrist Sara Vinson told attendees at the Association of Health Care Journalists' virtual summit on Infectious Disease in November 2020.

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