Pandemics Impact on Preschoolers Cognitive, Emotional Health

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About The Study: Pandemic-exposed children (assessment after March 11, 2020) had significantly higher problem solving and fine motor skills at 24 months of age but lower personal-social skills compared with non-exposed children in this study including data from the Ontario Birth Study. At 54 months of age, pandemic-exposed children had significantly higher vocabulary, visual memory, and overall cognitive performance compared with non-exposed children.

Authors: Mark Wade, Ph.D., C.Psych., of the University of Toronto, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43814)

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