{"id":4630,"date":"2020-07-07T09:40:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T09:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=4630"},"modified":"2020-07-07T09:40:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T09:40:07","slug":"with-pandemic-related-stress-abuse-against-kids-can-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=4630","title":{"rendered":"With Pandemic-Related Stress, Abuse Against Kids Can Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Picture: With Pandemic-Related Stress, Abuse Against Kids Can Surge\" class=\"healthday_image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.healthday.com\/Images\/icimages\/child_abuse1213.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MONDAY, July 6, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/stress\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">Stress<\/a> from social distancing and isolation to stop the spread of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">COVID-19<\/a> can lead to increased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/domestic_violence\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">family violence<\/a> at home, Tulane University experts say.<\/p>\n<p>These changes in routine can upset kids, who may lash out and test limits. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/stress_symptoms_and_signs\/symptoms.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sym\">Stress<\/a> from bad behavior, along with financial and other concerns can result in angry outbursts &#8212; even verbal and physical abuse, said Dr. Charles Zeanah Jr., chair of psychiatry, and Dr. Myo Thwin Myint, an assistant professor of psychiatry.<\/p>\n<p>They offered their insights in a perspective piece published in the July issue of the journal <i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/childrens_health\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">Pediatrics<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s their advice for parents who feel overwhelmed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognize that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/stress\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">stress<\/a>, anger, worry and irritability are to be expected under the uncertainty the pandemic has caused.<\/li>\n<li>Provide structure with consistent wake, bed and mealtimes.<\/li>\n<li>Structure the day with times for reading, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/exercise\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sub\">exercise<\/a>, screen time and the like.<\/li>\n<li>If both parents are home, use a tag team approach to childcare.<\/li>\n<li>Remember that kids&#8217; bad behaviors probably stem from distress and disruption of their usual routines.<\/li>\n<li>When stressed, use a coping strategy like deep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/lungs_design_and_purpose\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">breathing<\/a> and identifying things you&#8217;re grateful for. If these don&#8217;t work, get some rest.<\/li>\n<li>Calling friends or family members can help head off avoid violent behaviors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The economic stresses of the pandemic and disruptions of families&#8217; usual sources of support will likely extend well beyond the period of stay-at-home orders,&#8221; Myint said in a Tulane news release. &#8220;Recognizing that risk for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/domestic_violence\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">family violence<\/a> is high right now may help people be more aware of the signs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Steven Reinberg<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. 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