The Corona pandemic is affecting all of us, however, children may be affected the most. This article deals with what they are struggling with, how they are coping, and what we can do to help them go through this extremely challenging time.
More and more people oppose the coronavirus measures, because they perceive them as threatening their autonomy. In this post, Anne-Kathrin Kleine explains how people’s sense of autonomy may be protected. The goals and stakes are clear: we want to stop the virus without running the risk of emerging from the crisis as a divided society.
The pandemic and self-isolation can help us to reflect on relevant topics. The post reflects on the experience of a PhD student being far away from her homeland during COVID-19 outbreak, the equilibrium between solitude and interpersonal relationships, highlighting the relevance of social interactions in the development and construction of ourselves.
The current pandemic forces us to think about what is really important to us. It made me realize the importance of loving one’s home and hometown, even though my dad knew it all along.
Prof dr Casper Albers reflects on the numbers, and the rhetoric, of the corona crisis. (How do you tell the truth in a way that’s helpful both to the public and to policy-makers?)