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After an unusual and difficult year, families may be eager to jump into summer fun. Parents want to give summer back to their kids, but experts say parents should ease their children into more common play schedules as the COVID-19 pandemic lessens in the United States.
Sara Siddiqui, MD, clinical assistant professor in the and pediatrician at Hassenfeld Children鈥檚 Hospital at 嘿嘿视频 and 嘿嘿视频 Huntington Medical Group, tells Healthline that some children may feel social anxiety as they step back into the world after more than a year of isolation.
鈥淭here may be times when children need to adjust to new behaviors, just as they did with certain behaviors during the pandemic,鈥 says Dr. Siddiqui. 鈥淲e should give them time to adjust to the new settings and make them comfortable. Start out with smaller groups of one or two children in an area comfortable for the child. Allow time for children to get to know each other again.鈥
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