COVID-19 lockdown: children from online classes became stubborn, moody, and careless and over weighted

Abstract

Crisp shirt and trousers? Check. Polished shoes? Check. But instead of the distant sound of the school bus, it’s the phone that rings. Over the last four months, the nationwide lockdown imposed following the Coronavirus scare has made schools take the online route to help students continue with their education. Children, as young as four years, have now gotten into the groove of interacting with their teachers and classmates via video conference – a change that arose out of necessity. And parents are concerned it’s affecting their eyesight, became stubborn, moody, careless and over weighted. The aim of this study is to explore and describe the concerns of parents towards at risk of harm as their children lives more increasingly online during lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic.