If you entered this pandemic already worried about your child’s social skills, then the total lack of peer interaction in a quarantine is surely an additional stressor in an already difficult, uncertain time.
Will my child regress socially? Will we have to start all over again with listening and sharing skills? If you are worried, please know that the most important thing you can do is find a healthy family rhythm to get through this time and try to stay well.As a speech-language pathologist who works mostly with children who struggle socially and with attention issues, I’m hearing a lot right now from parents who worry about the short- and long-term impacts of social isolation on their children.
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