Overuse of social media and screen time, internet safety, unhealthy eating, depression and suicide, lack of physical activity. Those are among parentsâ greatest worries about their kids during the coronavirus pandemic era, according to a newly released poll from C.S. Mott Childrenâs Hospital, affiliated with the University of Michigan Medical School.
Parenting in a pandemic is not for the faint of heart, the survey concluded.
âThis is an especially challenging time for families, with many children experiencing significant changes in routine that may negatively impact their health and well-being,â said Dr. Gary Freed, a pediatrician and co-director of the poll at the university in Ann Arbor.