Struggling to get a moment alone, parents? There's a reason for that: kids are missing their friends.
The coronavirus pandemic has upended everything. Kids could be taking it especially hard.
If you’re a parent, it can feel like you’re not getting a moment alone right now. But it’s worth stopping to think what this says about kids’ states of mind. “Loneliness is an underrepresented, very important emotion,” she tells HuffPost UK. “Usually, what it means for a child is that they’re missing their friends. It can wax and wane throughout the week, but it’s very real and very palpable.”
“That was important to talk about because he’s from quite a big family, so it’s not because he’s been alone during the lockdown,” she toldBrendan Street, head of wellbeing at Nuffield Health suggests parents try a ‘four corners’ approach. This can help children make sense of what’s happening by breaking any situation down into more easily recognizable areas, he explains.
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