The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruptions across the world that led to financial strain, social isolation, and decreased support for families. These disruptions in turn led to increased stress in parents and caregivers and a mental health crisis among both adults and children. The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruptions across the world that led to financial strain, social isolation, and decreased support for families. These disruptions in turn led to increased stress in parents and caregivers and a mental health crisis among both adults and children.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, many parents and experts have raised concerns that the pandemic (and all of its terrible side effects) would also impact the development of children. Slowly, a body of research is coming out that can address these concerns. So what is the research telling us? Did the pandemic cause subtle changes in development that children will eventually compensate for OR did it cause serious developmental delays that may ultimately result in more children meeting criteria for developmental disabilities (translation: conditions that emerge in childhood but may result in lifelong impairment in functioning)?
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Are the pandemic babies and kids OK?
Are the pandemic babies and kids OK?
Are the pandemic babies and kids OK?
The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruptions across the world that led to financial strain, social isolation, and decreased support for families. These disruptions in turn led to increased stress in parents and caregivers and a mental health crisis among both adults and children. The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruptions across the world that led to financial strain, social isolation, and decreased support for families. These disruptions in turn led to increased stress in parents and caregivers and a mental health crisis among both adults and children.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, many parents and experts have raised concerns that the pandemic (and all of its terrible side effects) would also impact the development of children. Slowly, a body of research is coming out that can address these concerns. So what is the research telling us? Did the pandemic cause subtle changes in development that children will eventually compensate for OR did it cause serious developmental delays that may ultimately result in more children meeting criteria for developmental disabilities (translation: conditions that emerge in childhood but may result in lifelong impairment in functioning)?
Click here to keep reading and find out what the research says on this vital topic.