As isolation continues, some parents are wondering if there are any negative long-term effects on our kids.
Lindsey Boetsch spoke with one child psychologist about what to look for as we come out of isolation and begin thinking about how to rebound into our new normal.
STAY AT HOMEORDERS... WILL HAVE ANYLONG-TERM NEGATIVE EFFECTS ONTHEIR CHILDREN.
LINDSEY BOETSCHSPOKE TO A CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTABOUT THE WARNING SIGNS TOLOOK FOR... AS WE BEGIN TOREBOUND INTO OUR NEW NORMAL.FOR MANY AMERICANS, THESE PASTFEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN ABOUTBALANCING A LOT IN ANUNPRECEDENTED TIME.SOT: DR. ANTHONY1:54 EVEN JUST THE STRUCTURE OFOUR LIVES IS COMPLETELYDIFFERENT.
WE'VE LOST ALL OF OURUSUAL SUPPORT AND THINGS THATJUST HELP US FUNCTION ASFAMILIES.PSYCHOLOGIST LAURA ANTHONY SAYSTHIS QUARANTINE CAN HAVE A BIGEFFECT ON KIDS AND ANEW EMOTION YOUR KIDS COULD BEFEELING IS GRIEF.
THEY'RE NOTABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS,CLUBS, OR OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLACTIVITIES.SOT: DR. ANTHONY5:34 THAT'S A PLACE WHERE YOU'REHAVING FUN WITH OTHER PEOPLE,YOU'RE LEARNING A LOT ABOUTYOURSELF, ABOUT SOCIETY, AND WECAN'T GET THAT BACK.BUT SHE SAYS PARENTS CAN HELPKIDS TRANSITION TO A LIFE THATMIGHT LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENTTHANBEFORE THE PANDEMIC.SOT: DR. ANTHONY12:50 I THINK YOUR FIRSTRESPONSE AS A PARENT IS TO JUSTCHECK IN WITH YOUR KID.
'ISTHEREANYTHING YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT,ANYTHING YOU'VE BEEN THINKINGABOUT, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOURMIND THESE DAYS.'
DO THOSEFREQUENT MENTAL HEALTH CHECK INSWITH YOUR KIDS.SHE SAYS LOOK FOR BEHAVIOR THATIS SUSTAINED.
IF ANXIETY ORSADNESS GET SO EXTREMETHAT YOUR KIDS REALLY AREN'TFUNCTIONING ANYMORE, THAT'S WHENIT'S TIME TO REACH OUT TO APROFESSIONAL.SOT: DR. ANTHONY14:09 I EXPECT WE'RE GOING TOHAVE A LOT OF REACHING OUT INTHE DAYS TO COME WHEN IT FEELSLIKE WE'REREACHING PAST THE CRISIS STAGEAND INTO THE "THIS IS HOW IT'SJUST GOING TO BE FOR A LONGTIME" I THINK THAT CAN BEPARTICULARLY HARD ON KIDS.BUT THERE AREN'T JUST NEGATIVEFEELINGS.
AS WE GO THROUGH THEPANDEMIC, SHE SAYS IT'S ANOPPORTUNITY TO BUILD RESILIENCE.SOT: DR. ANTHONY8:11 IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO LOOKAT THE BRIGHTER SIDE, I DON'TTHINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AWHOLEGENERATION OF KIDS WHO AREPERMANENTLY DAMAGED.
WHAT ITHINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IS AWHOLE GENERATION OF KIDS WHO AREREALLY RESILIENT.I'M LINDSEY BOETSCH REPORTING.DOCTOR ANTHONY SAYS... EVENTHOUGH MOST SOCIAL INTERACTIONIS CURRENTLY HAPPENING THROUGHTECHNOLOGY... SHE DOESN'TBELIEVE THAT ITWILL HAVE A LONG STANDING IMPACTON TODAY'S KID
April 23, 2020
