Parents’ stress level is rising with the number of coronavirus cases. Researchers say this strain will outlast the pandemic without systematic changes.
Sibling smackdowns, potty training efforts thwarted, three-nager attitude like none other.
Let s be real it s chaos out here for families. Many kids have little-to-no social contact. A lot of kids are dealing with unthinkable changes as families deal with job loss, family health issues and all kinds of pandemic uncertainties.
In Santa Monica, Jonathan Wong s older son was looking forward to starting kindergarten IRL. As the months of virtual kinder have worn on, I notice that he is less optimistic, more sullen about school, and his mood swings more frequently, Wong wrote us.
These kids are STRESSED. And they have reason to be, right?
More than half of all coronavirus outbreaks reported at child care and early education programs in Los Angeles County since the pandemic began have stemmed from the recent record surge in COVID-19 cases.
There are 22 open investigations into sites with three or more cases in staff and children. Since June, 40 outbreaks have been recorded. I want to give a lot of credit to all of our providers, or our childcare providers, they ve done an amazing job, said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer at a media briefing last week. For many, many months, taking care of small children, young children and using a lot of safety and there have been very, very few cases.