Five Positive Lessons COVID-19 Can Teach Our Children

As schools begin to discuss the parameters and possibilities of safely reopening in the Fall, one question burns on the mind of every parent, “What has or will this experience do to my child psychologically?”  It’s true that the extreme measures that have been taken and the dire circumstances of COVID-19 have left an impression of which we have yet to see the full effects. Depending on children’s ages, their experience ranges from very little awareness to total and complete cognitive dissonance of what they thought their senior year, for instance, would look like.  The way families cope with this new environment has become a very personalized choice. Parents will have to weigh options and face big decisions ahead about how to proceed safely and in a manner that is right for their own family, while balancing precautions we must all take for public health. It is tempting to focus on the negative impact of these circumstances and the natural fears about what implications this may cause later.  But, as a parent, I am challenging myself to focus on the positive impact this situation has had on our family and the skills I hope for my children, specifically, to take away from the coronavirus pandemic of 2020. 1. Germ Awareness Let’s face it. No one was washing hands as much as they are now in 2020. We have now become acutely aware of the many, small, automatic ways in which we transmit germs. My children and I have had conversations about how germs are transmitted and ...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Children and Teens Parenting coronavirus COVID-19 Gratitude Source Type: blogs