Examining children's questions and parents' responses about COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on both adults' and children's everyday lives. Conversations about biological processes such as viruses, illness, and health have started to occur more frequently in daily interactions. Although there are many guidelines for parents about how to talk to their children about the coronavirus, only a few studies have examined what children are curious about the coronavirus and how they make sense of the changes in their everyday lives. This study addresses this need by examining children's questions and parents' responses about the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Turkish sociocultural context. Using an online survey, we asked 184 parents of 3- to 12-year-olds to report their children's questions about coronavirus and their answers to these questions. We

SUBMITTER: Unlutabak B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247946 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature