A doctor’s interview related with this COVID-19 pandemic situation impacting on kids by anxiety
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MIND as we call it here performs research on and provides care for neuro developmental disorders. Today we discuss about how to help kids having or haven't neuro developmental disorders in todays pandemic situation of COVID-19 and lots of routine changes as well. A lot of our readers experiencing a lot of anxiety from the coronavirus came.
What we're seeing in practices?
today we are going to discuss lot of facts, we're seeing that this is high level anxiety time for many individuals. What underlies tension is we consider, has a great deal to do with dread of vulnerability and stresses over vulnerability, and clearly there's a ton of vulnerability for us as of now. some people are anxious about that what's going on, people have a higher anxiety due to current pandemic situation. A mechanism flight, freeze or fight these all have and we are in realistic danger. in our practice we are seeing that some kids who are too much anxious, talks about the current pandemic COVID-19 situation while some are not anxious. the things are as following which make them anxious such as separating kids from parents and peers and keep enclose kids in home like safe space these things make them anxious.
The kids whose are anxious about the coronavirus, what can parents suggest them?
Parents want that their children must have specific information which should be totally fact based. lot of helpful information are around us that can be scary for children but not keep them in dark. parents can give them true and information to kids as they can understand this harmful situation. parents tell the kids that some people have viruses all time and it is very harmful for our health, so we do not want the spread of this virus to all people, doctors and hospitals are busy so, we all should have to stay at our home from schools and work and give the space to doctors as they can work against virus. parents give information about this harmful situation to their kids according to their cognitive and language level, but parents should not talk all the day about this situation. So they realize it very well may be, give some data attempt to get in there and check whether there's any fantasies the children are strolling around with, and afterward proceed onward to something more fun and loosening up like film or a family game. Parents can ask from their kids that, Baby have you some knowledge about corona virus?
The child may told you about that the virus of corona is in the shape of ball which looks scary with red pointy things coming out from it. while speaking child haven't fear of COVID-19 or dying. They may be fearful about that how things looks evil and do not want that into their body. so, it is interpretation that actually happens to this harmful virus. Parents should know that that what's their child is thinking about this virus. parents should tell their kids about the reasons of closed schools and social distancing very clearly and carefully.
Being at home what activities would be helpful for parents to perform with their kids?
Parents should be able to provide familiar activities and routine to their kids. parents should be trained and encouraged for putting some routine at home such as similar waking time, meal times, study time and fun time for their kids according to proper schedule. Parents should work from home as they can take care of their kids as they can properly teach kids. Parents should flexible and easy structure for their kids. at that time child may be struggling for learning in traditional way or experiential learning. That's we think that Childs learn more with hands-on learning such as measuring ingredients, identifying trees or flowers. This learning is essential for the kids parents because it is helping a lot knowing basic things which can not be realized by them. forts and scavenger hunts is also be interesting, by that child enjoys and becomes tension free. Parents should balance their practices and routines with kids as they can enjoy at home.
Challenges for a family member having neuro developmental disorder
we can not expect that parents are therapist, we expect that if we need a therapist we must have to go to a therapist. similarly parents as a teacher, the kids biggest responsibility put on parents, in current pandemic situations parents are everything for children, currently kids with neuro developmental disorders having home facilities which suspended due to covid-19, which are necessary for them to meet with therapist so, now parents are performing their job. parents should be encouraged for doing activities which they can or search out for other resources that they can get. challenges may occurs in their routine works such as going to school, therapy and with trouble understanding. The enjoyable interesting things may disturbed in their routine work due to coronavirus. The spreading news scared the adults but kids might not be a fearful or scared. The scared kids are fearful due to scary red ball which is entering inside the body.
How parents support to those kids with feeling of security?
Parents can relaxed the anxious kids by just saying don't worry or it will be okay. But this reassurance does not work for some Childs due to anxiety. so parents should structure a perfect strategy for their kids as they become fearless. parents at this situation should teach their kids a social distancing and healthcare such as hand washing, physical distance, providing a proof for current harmful situation. If proof is not available than anxiety become more powerful. So at this situation parents encourage kids to change the channel in mind, parents teach kids by giving example that your mind is as TV and if you stuck at anxiety channel which is not helpful for you so you have to switch your to something that calming and relaxing.
How adults calm the behavior of kids?
Problem solving may become helpful for adults or kids to come out from hard situation and work for solving the problem by searching out unique solutions. such as coronavirus is a problem and schools are closed so, adults setup the online learning tool for their kids as kids attend their video classes from home safely.
Our readers who are dealing with anxiety, sheltering and place
If your kids become more anxious about coronavirus, than right now lot of interesting activities available on social media or internet which may be helpful for adults and kids. so parents should involve such a interesting activities with their kids as they come out from anxiety and learn lot of interesting things by doing that activities or learning games. on the internet there are lot of interesting learning materials and books are available for kids. so you should involve with kids by doing interesting activities as their anxiety power decrease and kids thought diverse to something interesting and more relaxing.
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