How parents spent time at home with their preschool-aged children during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020

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ID12724929
AuthorsAyşe Duran Yılmaz (0000-0002-3815-596X, Adıyaman University, corresponding author), Esra Ömeroğlu (0000-0002-8005-7474, Gazi University)
Year2021
Volume20
Issue1
Pages13-26
Publication date2021-12-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Early Childhood Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-718X • E-ISSN: 1741-2927
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1476718x211059906
OpenAlexW4200243175
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited42

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been seen in more than 120 countries, including Turkey, which took public health measures to reduce the spread of the novel virus. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the Turkish education system, where schools closed indefinitely on March 16, 2020, due to the pandemic. School closures immediately changed the lives of Turkish children and their parents, as children started to spend more time with their families at home during this pandemic. This article addresses how parents spent time with their children at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how their feelings changed during this time. Purposive sampling was used to select 25 parents whose children in preschool education during the spring semester of 2020. This study used qualitative methods, collecting data through a semi-structured interview form. Interviews were conducted over the telephone because of the social distancing guidelines during the pandemic. Results from the interviews show that parents engaged in several different types of activities with their children at home during the pandemic. Parents’ reflections detailed how they noticed behavioral, psychological, socialization, and school-based impacts on their children during the pandemic period. Besides, findings indicate that parents generally experienced negative feelings and effects due to the pandemic. Results are discussed in terms of the effects of the pandemic on the lives of parents and their young children

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Pandemic · Social distance · Socialization · Turkish · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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