CHILD'S MENTAL HEALTH IN COVID PANDEMIC
MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AMIDST COVID PANDEMIC COVID has brought an array of mental health challenges for everyone, including children. Grief, fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, uncertainty, social isolation, increased screen time and parental fatigue have negatively affected the mental health of children due to disruption of routine, friendships and family support. Mild signs of anxiety, such as difficulty in sleeping or concentrating have become common. WARNING SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR......... In children <5 years : thumb sucking, bedwetting, clinging to parents, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, regression in behaviour or withdrawal from interactions. In children between 5 to 10 years : irritability, aggressiveness, clinginess, nightmares, school avoidance, poor concentration and withdrawal from activities and friends. In adolescents between 10 to 19 years : hyperactivity or fidgeting, sleeping, and eating disturbances, agitation, increased conflicts, physical...