Did the COVID pandemic stunt kids’ development?
from Science Friday Hosted by Flora Lichtman, Kathleen Davis, Stephanie Jones, Anna Johnson
It’s a conversation at playgrounds and in classrooms: parents and teachers worry that kids who spent formative years at home during the COVID-19 pandemic are set back, emotionally, socially or academically. But what does science say? Did stay-at-home life permanently impact kids who lived through it? Joining host Flora Lichtman to dig into the research are child development experts Anna Johnson and Stephanie Jones. Guests: Dr. Anna Johnson, Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Dr. Stephanie Jones, Professor of Early Childhood Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Follow us on socials @ scifri on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Bluesky and sign up for our newsletters. Got a science question that’s keeping you up at night? Call us: 877-472-4374
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The pandemic interrupted the lives of millions of kids. Researchers are studying the impact on their social and emotional development.
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