How To Create An Emotional Safe Zone For Children To Deal With The COVID-19 Situation?

For over a year as the world copes with the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout, children are the silent victims of this crisis. From schools being shut and lockdowns disrupting their lives and routine to witnessing suffering, fear anxiety and even death, the mental and emotional wellbeing of children need as much attention, if not more, as their physical health. Dr Amit Sen, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Director and Co-Founder of Children First, a Delhi based child and adolescent mental health service shares tips on how to create an emotional safe zone for children at home.