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Parenting in a pandemic

Dr Prani Paveenchana, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Manarom Hospital. Photo courtesy of Dr Prani Paveenchana

Feeling frustrated amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Bee posts on a web board that she feels lonely spending most of her time alone during stay-at-home. Although the junior high schooler chats with friends online, she feels it’s not the same as seeing them in person.

Bee releases her frustration on the internet because she does not want to bother her parents who are experiencing a difficult time due to the severe economic downturn.

Bee is one of many young people suffering from the negative effects of the pandemic. Yet adolescents will have to remain at home longer as the Ministry of Education has postponed the start of the new school semester to June 14. According to a 2020…

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