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The pandemic’s psychological toll on our children
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 14, 2021
Mental health professionals and child psychologists have seen common issues like anxiety and depression exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Milton Klingensmith | MLive.com)MLive file graphic
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Katie Peterson has two perspectives when it comes to seeing the psychological toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on children.
In the evaluations her Eastern Michigan University graduate psychology students are doing for children with learning disabilities, she’s seeing an increase in the number of referrals for teenagers who think they might have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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.