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Experts say this is what children need to survive the COVID-19 pandemic Alia E. Dastagir and Alia Wong, USA TODAY © Getty Images/unsplash/Photoillustration: Veronica Bravo Kids stress topper
It has been almost a year of pandemic parenting, an all-consuming, ever-changing chaos that has tested American families in unprecedented ways.
Schools closed, then opened, then closed again. Playdates were fewer and fraught with new rules. Working parents often did their jobs without child care, while parents of teens did their best to buffer against a litany of losses – friends, sports, proms, graduations. For many low-income families, COVID-19 exacerbated existing hardships, and toxic stress trickled down from parent to child.
Experts say this is what children need to survive the COVID-19 pandemic
USA TODAY spoke with experts in child development on how remote school, reduced socialization and increased screen time is affecting kids.
Alia E. Dastagir and Alia Wong, USA TODAY
Published
4:22 pm UTC Dec. 22, 2020
It has been almost a year of pandemic parenting, an all-consuming, ever-changing chaos that has tested American families in unprecedented ways.
Schools closed, then opened, then closed again. Playdates were fewer and fraught with new rules. Working parents often did their jobs without child care, while parents of teens did their best to buffer against a litany of losses – friends, sports, proms, graduations. For many low-income families, COVID-19 exacerbated existing hardships, and toxic stress trickled down from parent to child.