Flu.Watch - Influenza News and Updates
Reports on the Coronavirus and Influenza Around the World
  • Home
  • Updates
Navigation:Main Page > Updates > For Kids With O.C.D., Coronavirus Precautions Can Go Too Far

Breaking News

Hours-long reading of 628-page COVID relief bill delays Senate debate
Senate votes to kick off debate over $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill
Too much stimulus in the U.S. may bring ‘imported inflation’ to China, economists warn
Study finds link between coronavirus mortality risk and obesity

Updates

For Kids With O.C.D., Coronavirus Precautions Can Go Too Far

EditorNew York TimesSeptember 4, 2020

In May, a 15-year-old boy set up a socially distanced visit with a friend. They met on opposite sides of a sidewalk — a full six feet apart — and talked.

But when the teenager returned home, he brought with him a new set of Covid-19 fears, according to John Duffy, the boy’s therapist and a child psychologist in Chicago. How could he be sure six feet was a safe distance?, the teenager wanted to know. He began washing his hands more frequently. He stopped touching countertops. And he hasn’t wanted to see friends since.

The pandemic has understandably intensified our need for good hygiene and safety precautions. But for some children and teens, these precautions have crossed the line from careful to compulsive. And for parents, it can sometimes be hard to distinguish between a reasonable reaction …continued .
[Source: New York Times]

Related Posts

Hours-long reading of 628-page COVID relief bill delays Senate debate

Updates /

Hours-long reading of 628-page COVID relief bill delays Senate debate

Senate votes to kick off debate over $1

Updates /

Senate votes to kick off debate over $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill

Too much stimulus in the U.S

Updates /

Too much stimulus in the U.S. may bring ‘imported inflation’ to China, economists warn

‹ Hospitals wary of FDA guidance on plasma treatments for coronavirus› Scientists Report Steroids Can Be Lifesaving for Covid-19 Patients
March 2021
MTWTFSS
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031 
« Feb  

Flu Watch Monthly Archives

  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020

Browse by Popular Tag

Business InsiderBuzzFeedCBS NewsCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCNBCCNNFox NewsHuffington PostNew York TimesThe GuardianWashington PostWorld Health OrganizationYahoo News

Back to Top

  • Main Page
  • Updates
  • DMCA / Copyright
(c) 2020 Flu.Watch