Learning Points: Use the pandemic to give your child the gift of resilience

When it comes to talking to your children about this phase of Covid-19, remember that it is an opportunity to develop the important reservoir of tools they’ll need to manage adult life, writes Richard Hogan

One of the great freedoms we have is the freedom of how we react to things. Teaching our children to see adversity as transient is such an important aspect of their healthy development.

As we find ourselves back in another indefinite lockdown, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and exhausted. We have had to face so much as a society over the last 10 months and, with the sudden spike in positive cases and talk of variants, it can really feel like we are facing an insurmountable task. 

Many parents have contacted me asking: "How do I talk to my child about this new phase of the pandemic and how do I manage my own worry and anxiety?" These are very important questions.