write an essay on the topic :
Impact on covid-19 on you and your family .
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Effects of COVID-19 on Families
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting everyone, some more drastically than others. For a number of families, it could mean making big changes in everyday routines due to financial hardships.
For other families, it could mean raised anxiety in children, tension in parenting relationships or general fear. Finding the “new normal” can be challenging as schools and daycares are closed with an end to this phase still unknown.
How should parents explain to their children COVID-19 and its effects?
In talking with your children about COVID-19, it’s important to first and foremost ensure that you have an open and supportive environment where children know they can ask questions. However, it’s equally important not to force children to talk about things unless and until they’re ready.
Also in answering your children’s questions, it is important not to dismiss their feelings or fears. In listening to these fears, try to acknowledge as well as validate their thoughts and feelings.
How do you explain the importance of social distancing to teenagers?
It’s helpful for teens to understand the rationale for social distancing and how, even if someone doesn’t appear ill, they could still transmit the virus. It is also important for them to understand that social distancing is important in stopping the spread of the virus, not just for their protection.
It is also helpful to allow them to remain in touch with friends and family members by phone, e-mail, FaceTime, Google Hangouts, Skype, etc.
What should parents avoid telling their children at this time?
It is important that we remember that kids learn from watching us—their parents, their teachers, their healthcare providers, etc. They will be interested in how we respond to events and how we discuss these events with one another.
It is important to model calmness and to do our best to try to shape their environment. In this regard, we should try to avoid allowing our children to watch too much television or media with disturbing or frightening images.
If COVID-19 forced a family into financial hardship, what is an effective way to explain this to children?
If kids have questions about COVID-19 or about why things in the family might be different because of financial difficulties, answer them honestly but reassuringly, using words and concepts they can understand.
In reassuring our children, it is important that we don’t make unrealistic promises. It may be helpful to let children know that other families have been affected financially and that many people are trying to help.
At what point should people seek professional help?
Children who are preoccupied with questions or concerns about the coronavirus outbreak and are experiencing significant distress should be evaluated.
Other signs that a child or adolescent should be evaluated include the persistence of COVID-19 related fears after the pandemic has been resolved, ongoing sleep disturbances, difficultly in controlling fears about illness or death and being unable to be away from his or her parents (as an adolescent).
The Department of Psychiatry has shifted to providing many of our appointments virtually using telehealth. This has been the case for both appointments with psychiatrists and nurse practitioners as well as appointments with our psychologists and therapists.
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