pandemic.From the social pressures of being sorted into class cohorts to fears about bringing the novel coronavirus back home, experts say returning to school will likely provoke some anxiety for students of all ages.
Coronavirus cases spiked in reopened U.S. schools. Should Canadians be concerned? For advice on how to help children cope, The Canadian Press spoke to Ashley Miller, a child psychiatrist at BC Children’s Hospital, and Nikki Martyn, program head of early childhood studies at University of Guelph-Humber.After months of learning at home away from their friends, school might seem like a scary place for many kids afraid of catching the virus or infecting their relatives, Miller said.However, a child’s distress can’t dictate the.