Although children and adolescents are less likely to be infected with Covid-19 or have milder symptoms if infected, they are not indifferent to the psychological distress of a pandemic.
We understand that the changes to how we live have been made with people’s health to the fore. However, as childcare providers, it would be remiss of us to ignore what we are observing on the ground when it comes to the impact of these changes on the social and emotional development of our children and the mental well-being of their carers.
In pre-pandemic times, for every group of new babies or toddlers starting with us, it was normal to see two finding it difficult to settle. However, since we reopened after lockdown, this has increased fourfold, with eight out of every ten experiencing great difficulty settling. This is unprecedented.
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