"I miss the normalness": Mother and child perspectives of well-being and effective remote support from primary schools during Covid-19 school closures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Covid-19 related school closures radically disrupted children's access to social and educational opportunities and changed daily life for millions of families across the world. Emerging evidence indicates that, overall, closures were associated with a decline in children's mental health and well-being, although individual experiences varied widely. The extent to which primary schools adapted remote well-being support is likely to have contributed to child and family adjustment, although this has not yet been fully explored in Covid related research.

Methods

This longitudinal qualitative study examines variability in remote well-being provision in primary schools during the pandemic, and following school reopening, from the perspective of mothers and children using

SUBMITTER: Lacey AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401740 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature