The pandemic has delayed the development of children by 4 months

For children who were around 3 years old at the beginning of the pandemic, it is as if time had stopped for four months: this is the delay they have accrued in the development of motor, social and linguistic skills according to a study conducted by various Japanese institutions and Published on Jama Pediatrics.

The impact of the pandemic on the little ones

The pandemic, the researchers explain, has had an impact on all the systems that children are confronted with: the environments frequented, the routines, the relationships with adults and other children.