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It wasn’t long ago when we didn’t dare mention that our children were having panic attacks. After COVID-19, making sure our children feel safe is suddenly important, when in actuality children’s mental health has been declining for decades.
Everyone is pointing their fingers at COVID-19 and the lockdown, saying that’s the reason our children are anxious and depressed. Yet for years we have ignored them and told them they’re at fault. Though we can’t change that past, we need to at least acknowledge that we’ve played some part in this mess, and look forward and help our kids with their mental health.
Leilani Smith
Hawaii Kai
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