How To Get Your Kids To Understand Social Distancing Without Scaring Them

We live in truly unprecedented times. We have had to reinvent how we live, work and socialise. As it stands now, in the oft-mentioned "new normal", nothing is predictable—except perhaps that our work and social wardrobes now have one constant, a mask. We have had to adapt to remote working, socialising via Zoom, and planning our life around lockdown safety measures. But where does that leave the children? There is no playbook for this scenario. How do parents talk to their children about social distancing without creating anxiety or panic?

We speak to experts, Maria Micha, clinical mental health counsellor and hypnotherapist at Maria Micha Counselling Center and Katy Harris, counsellor and Behaviour therapist at Family SOS on how to get through these challenging times.