Topic: Coronavirus Disease 2019 Health Practices of Adolescents
Bibliographic Reference:
Center for Disease Prevention and Control. (2022). COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit –
Adolescence. Https://Www.Cdc.Gov/.
https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/stress-coping/parental-resources/adolescence/
index.html
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Physical or social distancing is one of the best
tools we have to avoid being exposed to the
virus and to slow its spread.
Online platforms and communities have
become essential, as families turn to digital
solutions more than ever to support students’
learning.
Parents may have avoided seeking health
care for their adolescents due to stay-at-home
orders and may continue to do so because
they are afraid of getting sick with COVID-19.
Adolescents ensures to receive continuity of
health care, including continuing mental
health, occupational and speech therapies
(e.g. via telehealth), and receiving vaccines –
including COVID-19, when it becomes
available.
Birthdays, graduations, proms, homecoming,
vacation plans, births and funerals are just a
OWN THOUGHTS/COMMENTS
Adolescents must maintain a safe distance
from one another in order to prevent the
spread of disease. It's good to know that
they're following and maintaining this essential
lesson. Even if the risk of COVID spreading is
currently low, they must continue to exercise it.
They must set limits for themselves in order to
maintain their interaction.
Nowadays, using internet platforms is
required, and adolescents are the most likely
to do so because they have been exposed to
them. Even though there is a pandemic, I am
relieved to learn that they use it for learning,
discovering new concepts, and getting new
knowledge that they can apply in specific
situation.
Parents are afraid that their children will
contract the virus if they walk outside, so they
refuse to allow them to visit health care
facilities. However, it is vital to assess the
health status of adolescents, and I am
disappointed that they are unable to do so. On
the other hand, staying at home rather than
going outside reduces the danger of
contracting the virus.
Despite the fact that they are forced to stay at
home, it is encouraging to learn that
adolescents find ways to monitor their health.
Telehealth services are available in this
pandemic situation, allowing them to phone
and consult doctors and specialists about their
health state, which is helpful because they will
not be concerned about themselves or their
health.
If adolescents can socialize, they will
remember significant experiences in their
sample of the many significant life events that
adolescents may have missed experiencing
during COVID-19.
Some adolescents may have been
increasingly exposed to abuse and neglect,
intimate partner violence at home, and sexual
violence.
Adolescents may struggle when asked to
change their social routines – from choosing to
skip in-person gatherings, to consistently wear
masks in public setting.
Some children may experience anxiety about
going back to school in-person or virtually.
It is important for family and friends to help
adolescents find alternate, creative and safe
ways to connect and support each other at a
distance.
Mounting economic stressors can increase
their risk for exposure to violence.
lives. However, because of the COVID
condition, they are unable to participate in
large festivities that include physical contact.
It's a sad concept for them because they'll
miss out on those memories that should be
remembered. They can, on the other hand,
live longer if they stay at home and do not
contract the illness.
Prior to the epidemic, several adolescents
were subjected to harassment and abuse from
their parents, family, and other people. As the
pandemic spreads, they may be abused more
than ever. It is a cause of pain for those
teenagers, and it may be one of the reasons
why some of them die during this season,
even if they are not infected with the virus. It's
a sad reality, but abuse should not be
condoned, and those who do it should be held
accountable.
When a pandemic strikes, people's routines
are disrupted for the first time. Everyone dealt
with it, and adolescents followed the rules, but
they were first hesitant to make any
adjustments to their regular routines. However,
as time passed, they maintained the routines
that assisted them in surviving the pandemic,
which is a positive indicator.
Adolescent depression and anxiety are
becoming increasingly common as a result of
causes such as a fear of going outside,
scholastic pressure, and a sense of isolation.
It's unfortunate that most teens experience
these as a result of their dread. Suicide rates
are on the rise as a result of these causes,
and it's a sad concept that people can't simply
seek help.
This pandemic tells us to be robust and strong,
and in these trying times, we should connect
more with family members. Adolescents are
typically secretive about their sentiments and
emotions, but due to the circumstances, they
are in communication with their family even
while they are apart. I wish they can
communicate more during these trying times
to ensure everyone's well-being.
Most of the adolescents’ parents loss their
jobs when the pandemic occurs. During
COVID-19, many adolescent families'
household income was impacted by job loss
and missed pay. Insecurity in the workplace
has been connected to poor growth, academic
achievement, and health effects. It may
impede adolescents' capacity to obtain healthy
foods, safe transportation, and housing on a
consistent basis. I hope that adolescents are
not abused by their parents as a result of their
poverty-related anger. Adolescents may find
methods to assist their parents, and they
should be acknowledged.