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The Importance of Relationships to Help Young Children, Parents, and Caregivers Impacted by the COVID Pandemic

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The COVID pandemic is a disaster that introduced an invisible danger and increased anxiety. Young children are affected by the changes in routines, social distancing, virtual schooling, separations from parents, and also working from home, missing friends, and family. Uncertainties about duration and safety, accompanied by continually changing information and guidelines, bring increased attention to the psychological needs of children and effects on cognitive, social, and emotional development. This chapter will consider ways to foster security for children through relationships with parents, caregivers, schools, and community resources.

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    Joy D. Osofsky

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    Howard J. Osofsky

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    Joy D. Osofsky

  2. Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, DeWitt, MI, USA

    Hiram E. Fitzgerald

  3. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bar Ilan University Azrieli Medical School, Safed, Israel

    Miri Keren

  4. Department of Child Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Osofsky, J.D., Osofsky, H.J. (2024). The Importance of Relationships to Help Young Children, Parents, and Caregivers Impacted by the COVID Pandemic. In: Osofsky, J.D., Fitzgerald, H.E., Keren, M., Puura, K. (eds) WAIMH Handbook of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48631-9_23

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