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Lisa Farley, Associate Professor, Education, York University, Canada

Nostalgia for childhoods of the past overlooks children’s experiences today

Feeling nostalgic isn’t proof of how things used to be. (Shutterstock)

Nostalgia made a comeback under COVID-19. In the context of enforced lockdowns, there was an increase in nostalgic activities such as watching classic films, baking and reminiscing with family and friends.

Nostalgia can be defined as a feeling of longing for a better time in the past that no longer exists and may never have.

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