{"id":5024,"date":"2021-01-15T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/?p=5024"},"modified":"2021-01-14T09:24:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T14:24:39","slug":"why-is-my-child-having-meltdowns-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/why-is-my-child-having-meltdowns-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is My Child Having Meltdowns During the Pandemic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Why is My Child Having Meltdowns During the Pandemic?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Written by Dr. Liz\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Featured in The Mighty, 1\/3\/21<\/p>\n<p>Our children are feeling as overwhelmed as we are during the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has created a sedentary lifestyle with little downtime, time outside of our homes, and little social interaction. Our usual routines of spontaneous social interactions, spur of the moment runs to the store, or last-minute planning of where to have dinner tonight all now require a ton of thought and planning about how we can stay safe and keep others safe from the <a class=\"autolink\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/themighty.com\/topic\/corona-virus-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19<\/a> virus. As parents, our tempers are shorter, we are overstimulated and overwhelmed. Home is now our office, our school building, our restaurant, and our place for rest and relaxation. We are spending a great number of hours together each day with little interaction with others. 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