Mitigate the effects of home confinement on children during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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...Eighteen studies followed participants over time (Table 3).(61,62,64,65,67-72,74-77,79,80) Several of these were conducted in childhood (N 1⁄4 6), or adolescence (N 1⁄4 8), although three were in university students....
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...In all, 12 of the 15 studies found that loneliness is associated with depression and explained a significant amount of the variance in severity of depression symptoms several months to several years later.(61,62,64,65,67-72,74-77,79,80) Two studies found that loneliness in childhood at age 5 years was not associated with depression several years later,(73,74) although other studies that assessed loneliness during childhood found evidence that it is associated with subsequent depression....
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...In the same way, children at this time of COVID-19 may develop phobia, PTSD etc after learning risk information and other worrisome details through audio-visual media, including social media [66,71]....
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...Today’s self-centered, busier-than-ever human race could potentially appreciate home-confinement during COVID-19 as a mere opportunity to promote healthier parent-child relationships by correct parental strategies and strengthen family bonding by spending more quality times together with older parents/dependent members residing in the same household [66]....
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...Stressors, such as monotony, disappointment, lack of faceto-face contact with classmates, friends and teachers, lack of enough personal space at home, and family financial losses during lockdowns, all can potentially trigger troublesome and even prolonged adverse mental consequences in children [66]....
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...Specific psychological needs, healthy life-styles, properhygieneadvices, andgoodparentingguides can be addressed through the same online platform [66]....
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...The interaction between their daily-routine changes, home confinement, and fear of infection could further intensify these undesirable mental reactions resulting in a vicious cycle [66,69]....
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...Although parents and their children are undoubtedly experiencing higher stress during the COVID-19 outbreak [28], promoting physical activity and outdoor play by targeting co-participation, while respecting public health restrictions, may be one strategy to enhance health behaviours of children and youth [28, 29]....
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