COVID-19 upended families’ morning routines. Getting kids back on schedule and sticking to it will help ease difficult transitions, a child psychologist explains.
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Could we capitalize on disruption schedules during the pandemic to make evidence-based changes in school start times to improve teens’ sleep?
Encouraging a child to hold their paint brush to develop a pincer grip while the child is involved in painting is one example of guided play.
The Department of Education is investigating whether state bans on mask requirements in schools discriminate against students with disabilities.
When you layer a pandemic on top of back-to-school, many children may struggle with separation anxiety. Here are some strategies parents can use to help reduce anxiety in their children.
Children are excluded from decisions related to schooling during the pandemic. This denies children their agency and reflects a historical colonial attitude about the place of the child.
Making the jump from year six to year seven can be stressful, which only adds to the anxiety children feel from the pandemic. Support from parents and teachers alike is vital
COVID has made the usual jitters about returning to school that much more intense. Parents can support their children by listening carefully and prioritising healthy habits
Amid uncertainties about what the pandemic will look like this fall, experts answer questions about risks of infection in unvaccinated children and the risks of missing in-person school.
With no vaccination yet in children under 12, preventing COVID-19 spread in schools depends on fine-tuning policy interventions according to local epidemiology and vaccination rates.
A successful transition in September is a whole-family affair.
The case for campus vaccine mandates is compelling, and this conclusion is bolstered by recommendations from medical doctors.
Cancelling campus events won’t address the potential harms of binge drinking this fall. Universities must plan additional activities to curb risky alcohol use and promote student wellness.
Communicating clearly with children and providing space for them to play will be vital during back-to-school and beyond as children manage stressors associated with COVID-19.
A shortage of school psychologists will pose serious problems as children return to school with higher levels of stress and anxiety, two experts on student mental health say.
Some promoters of educational technology see COVID-19 as a ‘tech reckoning’ for professors who refused to accept progress. But before the pandemic, many students also preferred in-person classes.
Virtual education piggybacked onto classroom learning demonstrates a lack of respect for teachers, student equity and public education.
Precarious academic work, stable funding, purposeful course design and greater attention to equity are issues that students and faculty want to see addressed.
Canada’s Council of Ministers of Education has yet to articulate a vision for overcoming two school years of disrupted education.
Racist and Islamophobic beliefs cannot find root in the minds and hearts of those who genuinely and frequently get to know each other’s communities.
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Clinical professor, Pediatric Department, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
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Lecturer, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University
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Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University
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Atkinson Chair of Early Child Development and Education and Director of the Atkinson Centre, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Education), University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor of School Psychology, Northeastern University
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Ph.D. Candidate, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Carleton University
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Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
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Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
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