Supporting families to protect child health: Parenting quality and household needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leslie E RoosMarlee SalisburyLara Penner-GoekeEmily E CameronJennifer L P ProtudjerRyan GiulianoTracie O AfifiKristin ReynoldsPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Lower quality parenting during COVID-19 is associated with multiple household and pandemic risk factors, with caregiver depression consistently linked to parent- child relationship disruptions. Focused efforts are needed to address caregiver mental health to protect child health as part of the pandemic response.