With no last day of school, kids will need help with closure — here’s what experts say parents should do Erinne Magee, Business Insider US, May 1, 2020 Click HERE for the full article.
With no last day of school, kids will need help with closure — here’s what experts say parents should do
Erinne Magee | Business Insider US | May 1, 2020
Dana Dorfman, PhD, a psychotherapist in New York, reminded parents not to minimize whatever feelings your child may have by trying to cheer them up. “In an effort to offset the negative feelings, adults may be tempted to highlight the upsides of the pandemic fallout and deny the inherent sense of loss associated with it.” Saying something like, “You were getting tired of school anyway – now you don’t have to go there everyday” may seem helpful, Dr. Dorfman continued, but avoiding and denying the disappointment makes those feelings more intractable and harder to resolve. Validation of feelings is a fundamental strategy in helping with emotional regulation and several studies in the past decade have proven its efficacy.
