How to help your child of any age cope with lockdown
Different age groups will create their own coping mechanisms for dealing with isolation from friends but you can help them get through it
19 January 2021 • 6:00am
Parents are not only having to educate their children but also help control their anxieties around lockdown
Credit: Paul Cooper
Clinical child psychologist Dr Angharad Rudkin, my co-author of
What’s My Child Thinking?, says that while it’s important not to pathologise normal feelings, it’s helpful to adopt “watchful waiting”. In other words, be open to the fact that some issues might surface, and be available when they do.