PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF LOCKDOWN AND QUARANTINEIN CHILDREN DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The pandemic of COVID-19, originated from China have swept across the whole globe within a very short span of time. Along with loss of physical health, countless casualties, adverse socio-economic impacts, this pandemic also knocks the psychological wellbeing of people. Lockdowns, curfews and quarantine are introduced as techniques to check the spread of transmission of virus, but have taken its toll specially on Children, as they are the most emotionally and psychologically vulnerable group to these havocs going. Psychological impacts of lockdown in children are discussed in this study. This study is an attempt to jot down the measures useful in maintaining the psychological balance of children at primary as well as secondary levels in lockdown. The study will be a leading light for all stakeholders of education to look into the academic and mental aspects of children.