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HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AFFECTS CHILDREN?
‘The pandemic in Turkey doesn’t have the same effect on every Turkish and both foreigner child. It is very important what age the child is in this period,’ Turkey Medicals said, drawing a road map for families…
One of the concerns that parents experience during the pandemic is the psychology of their children… many wonder what they need to do to ensure that their children are also spiritually healthy during this period…
- BABY
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At this age, the seeds of our feelings that the world is a safe place are first laid. At this age, we learn that we will not go hungry when we are hungry, that there is a lap where we can take refuge when we are afraid, and then we take it as our own inner voice. During the pandemic, the time spent together at home increased, it is more possible to closely monitor and respond to the needs of the baby. But it is also likely that the anxiety, fear and stress experienced by the parent themselves will be reflected in the child. The cooperation of spouses ensures that they can hear and meet the needs of children in a real sense, and that they are safe.
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- PRESCHOOL
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During this period, the child who explores sometimes encounters difficulties, but learns to deal with them. Therefore, its autonomy, its control should be in its own hands. During a pandemic, it is very difficult for parents to respond to both the child’s need for protection and this need for autonomy. The solution lies in listening to the child sincerely, because children, if allowed, tell their needs clearly or through their behavior. It is very important to be able to hear this, and then to present words and behaviors full of love and support in an explanatory and interesting framework.
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- PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Let’s give him a say in the decision made about our child himself. Let’s help him do his homework regularly, as well as support him to take time out of the game and his friends as the circumstances allow. Let us remind ourselves that we are in an extraordinary situation, that this is a traumatic period, that it will pass soon, that even being only with our child in these difficult conditions is very good for him, that even if there are some failures in his development in this process, our being with him sets the stage for him to make up for it in the future.
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- ADOLESCENCE
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In the pandemic, those in their teenage years are the most challenged age group. During this period, it is important to provide an environment in which the adolescent can express his needs, as in childhood, listen to him and meet what he needs. The solution is to accompany the adolescent in the transition stage dance between childhood and adulthood, keeping up with his dance. Let’s create opportunities for our adolescent children to open their own space in the pandemic process, let’s not be prohibitive. Let’s walk next to the adolescent to become a person, but he will be healthier from his point of view if we do not draw his path, give him the opportunity.
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