Behavioural problems, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, learning difficulties, feelings of uneasiness when visiting school: All of these are problems currently faced by children and adolescents that have been triggered by the pandemic, according to Dhur.
Dhur specified that she and her team had received four times as many applications for assistance between January and the carnival holidays compared to the same time period last year. What stands out in particular is that not only parents are desperate to a certain extent, but also teachers, who increasingly contact the Centre asking for coaching or support.
According to Dhur, Luxembourg's teaching staff is tired and drained from the past months. The CDSE offers, among other things, courses to help teachers develop empathy for themselves.
The parents naturally also played an important role, Dhur stated. Her advice for them is to make sure that children remain active and spend as much time as possible outside in nature.
Dhur explicitly welcomes the fact that the government has decided to reopen schools. In her eyes, it is the only way to ensure that children experience at least some sense of normalcy.
