🧵THE PANDEMIC IMPACT ON CHILDREN🦠
The Children’s Society has published its tenth annual study on the wellbeing of young people, The Good Childhood Report 2021.
It paints a worrying picture of how some of our kids have fared during the pandemic.
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childrenssociety.org.uk/good-childhood
The Children’s Society has published its tenth annual study on the wellbeing of young people, The Good Childhood Report 2021.
It paints a worrying picture of how some of our kids have fared during the pandemic.
More👇🏻
childrenssociety.org.uk/good-childhood
The headlines include:
• roughly a quarter of a million (250k) children did not cope well with changes during the pandemic
• 42% of children are worried about new illnesses/pandemics
• 24% of children are ‘quite’ or ‘very’ worried about their mental health (vs 17% in 2019)
• roughly a quarter of a million (250k) children did not cope well with changes during the pandemic
• 42% of children are worried about new illnesses/pandemics
• 24% of children are ‘quite’ or ‘very’ worried about their mental health (vs 17% in 2019)
• 61% of parents reported the ‘slight’ or ‘very’ negative impact homeschooling had on family life
• 43% of parents said there had been a ‘slight’ or ‘very’ negative impact on children’s happiness in the household
• the pandemic ‘might have exacerbated existing inequalities’
• 43% of parents said there had been a ‘slight’ or ‘very’ negative impact on children’s happiness in the household
• the pandemic ‘might have exacerbated existing inequalities’
• three fifths of parents say the pandemic had a negative impact on their child’s education
• 2 in 5 parents said children were less happy with their schoolwork progress compared to before the pandemic
• not being able to see friends was rated the hardest aspect by children
• 2 in 5 parents said children were less happy with their schoolwork progress compared to before the pandemic
• not being able to see friends was rated the hardest aspect by children
• on vaccines, 62% of children said they would like to get the Covid-19 vaccine when available, with 38% either disagreeing or undecided
• overall, an estimated 306,000 (or 7%) 10‑15 year olds in the UK are unhappy with their lives (up from 173,000 a decade ago)
• overall, an estimated 306,000 (or 7%) 10‑15 year olds in the UK are unhappy with their lives (up from 173,000 a decade ago)
• encouragingly, 72% of children feel positive about their future. But 28% are not optimistic or indifferent
“I feel angry. Angry that with each passing year the joy of British childhood seems to be slipping away,” says chief executive of the Children’s Society, Mark Russell.
“I feel angry. Angry that with each passing year the joy of British childhood seems to be slipping away,” says chief executive of the Children’s Society, Mark Russell.
Things like physical appearance, societal pressure, & school-life are big contributory factors in these overall results.
Nonetheless, the mental burden Covid-19 restrictions have placed on many children, and how it impacts poorer communities the most, is deeply concerning.
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Nonetheless, the mental burden Covid-19 restrictions have placed on many children, and how it impacts poorer communities the most, is deeply concerning.
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