Child Welfare During a Pandemic

Abstract

[...]the layers of the exosystem (e.g., mass media, extended family, neighbors, parental employment, or economic situations;Bronfenbrenner, 1992) also play an important role in child welfare in a pandemic. The lack of technology or internet access may have put many children at risk;however, over-exposure to technology and mass media has influenced children's risk for abuse or exploitation (e.g., sexual exploitation through the pandemic;U.S. Department of Justice, 2020). [...]as another example of mesosystems, mass media has influenced parent's fear and stress related to the pandemic in many countries (e.g., Ahmad & Murad, 2020). Education focused on balancing work-family life and monitoring children's screen time or internet literacy, social-emotional issues, nutrition, physical activity, financial literacy, and stress management during a pandemic may be especially important.