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The return to school in September 2020, and the 2020\u20132021 academic year, were marked by thermometers, masks, bubble groups, strict measures for entrances and exits, marked routes within educational centers, absence of exits and excursions, and safety distances in everything and for everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

A situation that, although the 2021\u20132022 academic year was somewhat calmer,\u00a0<\/span>required a great effort<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for the entire educational community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three years have already passed (or only), and it seems that the new course started in September is similar to those before the pandemic.\u00a0But there is something different: the \u201cpandemic generation\u201d, the boys and girls born during confinement, begins their schooling.<\/span><\/p>\n

How it has affected the little ones<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We have been able to observe throughout these years how the pandemic and, above all, its management have conditioned the learning of students, regardless of their age and studies.\u00a0The human rights observatory (\u00a0<\/span>Human Right Watch<\/span><\/a>\u00a0) already reported in 2021 the global impact that the pandemic could have on education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although now it seems that the situation is normalized, we must not forget that a single year in the life of the youngest children is a lot.\u00a0And this is especially observed in the course that starts this year.\u00a0When the boys and girls who will be 3 years old in 2023 were born, they did so in a situation not only of a pandemic, but of extreme confinement that meant great isolation from others.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is true that it allowed, in most cases, the first months of parenting to be of more intense support than that allowed by maternity or paternity leave.\u00a0But it also meant that contact with other family and friends occurred through screens and an internet connection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apart from the essential contact with their fathers and mothers, there were no glances, interactions, friction, caresses, the salty taste of crying, the vibration of smiles and voices, nor contact with other bodies, beyond what the screens offered.<\/span><\/p>\n

To make matters worse, in daycare and early childhood education, a global delay in the acquisition of speech and in all aspects linked to communication had already been observed for a few years, as corroborated by a study on the effects of the pandemic on language development\u00a0<\/span>in the first two years of life<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span>growing lack of autonomy of boys and girls<\/span><\/a>\u00a0was beginning to be worrying.\u00a0And they began to insist on the need to create shared spaces between the adult and the child.\u00a0Of spending time together.<\/span><\/p>\n

Attachment and other milestones<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The construction of attachment, around 7 months, is a very important milestone in the development of any human being.\u00a0That moment in which the baby cries when she is separated from her reference adults is necessary for correct development, and is regulated when she understands that she is not abandoned, that the adult will return.<\/span><\/p>\n

A disorganized attachment is one of the causes of the child’s later poor functioning with society.\u00a0During the pandemic, parents were able to share more time in the same physical space as their children: but this does not guarantee that there was the necessary interaction with the children for the development of this bond in a safe and positive way;\u00a0especially when it was necessary to combine remote work, stress and concern for other family members or the situation in general.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being together does not ensure the bond if this \u201cbeing\u201d is delegated to an object such as a computer, mobile phone or tablet.\u00a0And the pandemic generation was born, precisely, at a time when the invasion of the screen as a substitute for connecting with people was taking shape.<\/span><\/p>\n

We must also not forget that the person who initially provides the audiovisual content and facilitates its access is always the adult.\u00a0It is important to be aware of the responsibility that entails.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recover the conversation<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Are we saying then that access to starting screens is harmful in itself?\u00a0No. But we must take into account at\u00a0<\/span>what ages<\/span><\/a>\u00a0they are used and what are\u00a0<\/span>the recommendations of the World Health Organization<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in this regard.\u00a0For children under 2 years old, no exposure to screens;\u00a0from 2 to 4 years, proposes that the time dedicated to sedentary activities in front of a screen does not exceed one hour, and from 5 years of age not to exceed two hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

The child, and later the adolescent, needs presence accompanied by attention.\u00a0The pandemic devastated everything in 2020 and has left\u00a0<\/span>countless consequences on many people<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0But one of them is correctable, \u201ccurable\u201d: recovering the time dedicated to the conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The screen and its use during the pandemic allowed access to information, brought distances and people closer, and adapted to individual needs, easing the situation of confinement… But it requires the mediation of an adult who intervenes in the child’s interactions or girl with her.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reality of the little ones has become simultaneously\u00a0<\/span>physical and virtual<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>they urgently need<\/span><\/a>\u00a0adults to explain, talk, pay attention, interpret what they see… Looking at screens should not be a solitary activity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alert and prevention<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The pandemic generation and its predecessors (currently two and three years old) require special help to be able to overcome some contextual difficulties that befell them.\u00a0Schooling in early childhood, from the age of two, helps them grow autonomously in the company and coexistence with others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything invites us to be alert with this new generation.\u00a0An alert that moves us to prevention, to the reinforcement of those aspects that promote autonomy, communicative intention, language and the complete and integral development of future adolescents who will be adults.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being aware of the contextual difficulties with which they have entered the world is crucial to accompany them in their growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Author Bio: <\/strong>Sylvie Perez Lima is a Professor and tutor of the Psychology and Education Studies at UOC – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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