The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic can be serious for both adults and children. Sourav Sengupta, MD
, assistant professor of psychiatry
, answers questions about how the pandemic might affect youths. “It’s important to remember that children can have a variety of responses to these kinds of really challenging situations. It can vary from anything from sadness, to anger, to anxiety. We need to give them some space to really feel that and to express that to us. Sometimes as parents, as adults, we get a little bit uncomfortable when our children express strong emotions, but this is a time when they really need to get it out,” he says.