Drawings from 4-year-olds during the pandemic show how much the danger traumatized them

(Credit: Courtesy of the Swedish Archive of Children’s Art,)

Key takeaways

• Children between ages four and six illustrated drawings during the pandemic that showed their awareness of the dangers of COVID-19. 
• Researchers analyzed 91 drawings from the Swedish Archive of Children's Art.
• A researcher who analyzed the drawings says parents and educators shouldn't underestimate young children's awareness of sickness and death. 

Young children absorbed the fear, stress, and even hope, caused by the pandemic just like the rest of us.