NOW PEOPLE HAVE ENOUGH IN THE
HALL CLOSETS.
THANK GOODNESS.
ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE WELL INTO THE GOVERNOR'S
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER FOR COVID-
19.
AND THERE ARE AT LEAST A FEW
MORE WEEKS TO GO.
EVEN THOUGH THAT'S A LOT OF
ATTENTION ON THE CORONAVIRUS
ILLNESS, HEALTH CARE ISSUES
OUTSIDE OF COVID-19 CAN COME UP
DURING THIS TIME.
THINGS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH
CONCERNS.
DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL
ISSUES ALONG WITH SEASONAL
HEALTH CARE NEEDS.
SO HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
FAMILIES CAN EXPECT IS CHIEF OF
PEDIATRICS AT CHILDREN'S
MINNESOTA.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
WE EXPECT THIS TO BE ANOTHER
COUPLE OF WEEKS WHERE KIDS ARE
STAYING HOME.
TALK TO ME ABOUT SOME OF THE
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT COULD
ARISE HERE.
I THINK A LOT OF FAMILIES
ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH THIS,
BUT IN THE YOUNGER POPULATION,
WE CERTAINLY EXPECT SOME OF THE
BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND
TANTRUMS AND OTHER ISSUES TO
COME TO THE FOREFRONT.
AND, THEN, IN THE OLDER KIDS,
MAYBE SCHOOL-AGED KIDS AND
OLDER, PI THINK THERE'S A FAIR
AMOUNT OF ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSION THAT MAY BE
DEVELOPING AS WELL.
SO WE JUST REALLY WANT PARENTS
TO BE ATTUNED TO THIS SOME OF
THOSE ISSUES.
I THINK FIRST OFF FOR THE
YOUNGER CHILDREN, THE
BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS, WE DO HAVE
TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
THINGS LIKE BEHAVIOR CHECKER
WHICH CAN HELP FAMILIES
NAVIGATE SOME OF THE MORE
COMMON BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS.
BUT FOR OLDER KIDS THAT MAY BE
EXPERIENCING SOME OF THOSE
ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION ISSUES,
THE FIRST ROLE PARENTS SHOULD
PLAY IS TO CHECK THEIR OWN
EMOTIONS.
KIDS, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND OLDER
KIDS REALLY PLAY OFF AND ABSORB
SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT
FAMILIES ARE FEELING TOO.
YOUR ANXIETY, YOUR STRESS LEVEL
IS EASILY TRANSMITTED OVER TO
YOUR CHILDREN.
THEY ABSORB THAT AND THEY DON'T
REALLY NECESSARILY HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO ACT ON SOME OF
THEIR FEELINGS AND IT CAN PLAY
OUT IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
SO MAKING SURE YOU'VE GOT THE
RESOURCES IN HAND AND HAVE SOME
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW TO REACH
OUT TO YOUR CLINICIANS.
THAT CAN BE EXCEEDINGLY
HELPFUL.
TELEPEDIATRICIANS SHOULD PLAY
AN IMPORTANT ROLE THERE.
THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE
REALLY BEEN THINKING ABOUT WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT DISTANCED
LEARNING FOR SCHOOL.
IS THERE A CONCERN IN THE LONG
TERM THIS COULD HURT OR
CHILDRENS' DEVELOPMENT?
AND IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN
DO BETTER TO HELP OUR KIDS
THROUGH THIS TIME AND EVEN
THROUGH THE SUMMER?
BOY, I THINK THIS HAS BEEN
SUCH A CHALLENGE AND SUCH AN
EYE-OPENER FOR MOST FAMILIES TO
SEE WHAT A TOUGH JOB OUR
EDUCATORS HAVE DAY IN AND DAY
OUT IN HELPING TO MACCLENNY
SURE OUR KIDS STAY ON TRACK
FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT
AND ALSO HOW IMPORTANT THEIR
ROLE IS IN RECOGNIZING SOME OF
THOSE VERY EARLY DEVELOPMENT
CHALLENGES THAT KIDS MAY BE
HAVING AND , THEN, THE SCHOOLS
TAKING THAT ROLE AT REALLY
NAVIGATING THAT WITH OUR
CHILDREN.
AND, NOW, TO HAVE THAT ON OUR
PARENTS TO DO LIST, ARE THINGS
LIKE ZOOM AND ALL SORTS OF
OTHER AVENUES THAT KIDS ARE --
SCHOOL AGED KIDS ARE USING FOR
DISTANCED LEARNING HAS BEEN A
REAL CHALLENGE.
AND SO I THINK, FIRST OF ALL,
MAKING SURE AS THE GROWN-UPS
YOU'RE ATTUNED AND HAVE EYES
AND AWARENESS ON HOW YOUR
CHILDREN ARE DOING SPECIFICALLY
WITH THEIR EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
IF THERE ARE CHALLENGES, REACH
OUT TO THE SCHOOL AND SEE IF
THERE ARE MODIFICATIONS THAT
CAN BE MADE.
IF IT'S INDIVIDUALIZED OR A
DIFFERENT MEANS TO MAKE SURE
THEY STAY ON TRACK.
ALTERNATIVELY, YOU JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE YOU'RE KEEPING KIDS
ON A SCHEDULE AND STARTING UP
AT THE TOP OF THE DAY, MAKING
SURE YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
AT THE CLOSE OF THE DAY, MAKING
SURE YOU KNOW WHAT THEIR
HOMEWORK IS.
FOR YOUNGER KIDS, THE BEST
THING YOU CAN DEPO FROM A
DEVELOPMENTAL STANDPOINT AND
I'M PLEASED TO HELP REPRESENT,
REACH OUT MINNESOTA'S MEDICAL
DIRECTOR, BUT MAKING SURE YOU
ARE ON TOP OF PROMOTING
LITERACY FOR YOUR YOUNGEST
CHILDREN.
WE KNOW THAT READING EVEN FROM
SIX MONTHS OF AGE ON IS THE
STIMULUS THAT'S NEEDED TO
DEVELOP LANGUAGE, THOSE BONDING
CONNECTIONS THAT WILL HELP AND
PROMOTE THEIR DEVELOPMENT
READINESS AND GET THEM READY
FOR SCHOOL.
SO STAY ON TRACK WITH THAT
READING.
EVEN IF IT'S FOR A SHORT AMOUNT
OF TIME EACH DAY.
AND I'LL TELL YOU.
READING OUT TO THE TEACHER EACH
DAY.
THE TEACHERS ARE STRESSED.
WE DID THAT, AND THE TEACHER
JUST SAID THAT, WE WANT TO BE
HERE.