Children’s social and emotional learning another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
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Students are struggling to learn geometry and world history in virtual school this year, but developing relationship skills and getting necessary mental health support away from peers and trained adults can be an even greater challenge.
Last year, Melissa Emery’s 15-year-old son was improving his social skills, making new friends and speaking up for himself in class. Today, the teenager with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is struggling not only with his schoolwork but also with the soft skills he was making headway on, his mother said.