ISSN: 2639-2038
Authors: Almeida A* and Magalhaes J
Background: The growth of the pandemic imposed confinement, limiting freedom and suddenly altering the lives of young people. With the feeling that the best times are being lost, the challenge of new mechanisms of individual and family adaptation is important. Objective: Reflect on the effects of the pandemic on young people, in a context of isolation and social deprivation, proposing some appropriate strategies to minimize them. Methods: Exploratory method, with descriptive analysis after bibliographic research. Results: With the inherent physical and social isolation, feelings of sadness and convictions that life “is passing by” arise, as there is a waste of time that will never be recovered. Families should be attentive to the behavior of their young person, in order to easily recognize some signs of possible stress, so parental availability must be redoubled, contributing to the young person's emotional adjustment, through strategies and skills that include keeping attention focused on joint activities, physical/psychological availability, fostering an environment conducive to questions. Conclusion: There is a need to live with the uncertainty/unknowing of the near future. This leads us to the imperative of creating and implementing strategies that facilitate the development of young people, in the healthiest way possible. The challenge facing the family environment in these times leads to the need for positive communication, because only then can the magic of healthy growth be restored.
Keywords: Confinement; Social Isolation; Young; Pandemic
