Everywhere you look on social media these days, there is talk of families fighting and dealing with the impacts of the Covid-19 quarantine. The fact of the matter is that much of what your children might be exhibiting actually relates to Covid-19 sadness.
As illustrated in the graphic above, for children, sadness can often be disguised as one of the following:
- Anger
- Resistance
- Displaced Frustration
- Roughhousing
- Boredom
- Numbness
In order to help kids deal with their actions, we need to understand the emotions underlying the outward show. For more information, check out the original article from Erin Leyba LCSW, Ph.D. at Psychology Today.
