How are children going to cope after the longest summer holiday in history? Health professionals are warning that schoolkids could be mentally and physically unhealthier than ever after Covid-19.
Four months of late nights, constant snacking, excessive screen time and limited exercise will have taken a physical and mental toll on the nation’s kids, making the return to school in August challenging.
But Dr Colin Moran, who is an associate professor of health sciences and sport at Stirling University and a dad of two, says there is still time to get them back on track.When lockdown was announced, one of the things my wife and I decided to do was to change our kids’ day as little as possible and maintain a structure.Bedtime is relatively