The impact of the pandemic on pupils’ activities
By:
IVY L. CaRTuJano,
Physical exercise that ranges from moderate to intense on a daily basis is critical for children’s physical, mental, and social well-being. During the covid-19 pandemic, early limitations included school closures and physical activity limits. School closures meant no physical interactions between children and have impacted a lot of pupils for the past couple of years.
Young children may experience regression in previously learned skills, sleep problems, anxiety, or irritability. The knock-on consequences might have a significant impact on social skills, academic success, and adult mental health and social difficulties. This pandemic has the potential to influence extremely young children because they may experience a threat even if they do not completely comprehend what is happening. Some children may pick up on the cues of their guardians, who may be agitated and sad as a result of losing their employment, for example. In reality, in terms of the impact on society and economy, as well as the overall unpredictability of events, this pandemic may be similar to other calamities such as typhoons.
Aside from the danger of falling ill, children may find increased tension, isolation, the effect of unemployment, exposure to unfavorable media reports, as well as coping with guardians or parents who work from home and the challenge of studying at home difficult. Because they are developing at such a rapid rate, children in their first six years of life are particularly exposed to these pressures. Children from one to five have been overlooked in studies on trauma and child adversity for a long time because researchers assumed that young children were immune to such experiences. It was assumed that kids were too young to comprehend or assess the difficulties.
Not being able to attend a face-to-face activity lessens a child’s time to play with their peers, and thus limits their social growth. Children learn emotional and social cues when they are around children of the same age as them. Many children are resilient, and they have the tools and protective factors they need to cope with stressful situations. However, for some people, these events may result in poor growth patterns and mental health issues.