By Guest Author, 9/7/21, positiveexperience.org/blog
Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released the fifth snapshot in the Family Snapshots: Life during the Pandemic series. In past blogs, we discussed the results of the survey that the HOPE team, in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics, Prevent Child Abuse America, and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), conducted using the national online platform YouGov.com. This survey asked a national sample of 9,000 parents and caregivers about their experiences with their children during the COVID-19 pandemic at three time points. This snapshot highlights the experiences of families with children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This survey identified extraordinary strengths in these families, despite high levels of stress brought on by the pandemic. Just like other families, parents and caregivers of children with special health care needs reported enjoying positive experiences with their children during COVID. In fact, 71% of these parents felt they had grown quite close or extremely close to their children since the start of the pandemic.
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