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Ask the Doctor: Helping seniors cope with loneliness
During COVID-19 Families are staying at home and practicing social distancing, limiting seniors’ ability to spend time in person with friends and family. For seniors, these changes are understandably causing feelings of loneliness. To prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, communities around the world have temporarily closed churches, community centers, and activity groups. The impact of loneliness on seniors The COVID-19 pandemic has brought more stress than happiness to many individuals. Parents without the skills and training in education have turned into substitute teachers and kids are trying to cope without traditional classroom strategies and extracurricular outlets.
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Kids are feeling lonely and isolated, they may have the traditional technology to talk or text with friends, but children need to spend quality time with friends to feel connected and supported. They are also experiencing a sense of loss when missing out on milestones and rites of passage like dating, going to parties, hanging out with friends, prom, graduation, sports, there’s no way to mark time with the traditional milestones. Kids feel they are “missing out on life” with no way to measure these significant moments.
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