COVID-19 Information Surrounding Children

As the COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping across the world, the situation remains unpredictable.
Meanwhile, at Child Research Net, we provide you with COVID-19 related information surrounding children on our website. We hope it may be helpful to you in some way.

≫ Information from Dr. Sakakihara
≫ Reports from Around the World
≫ Introducing Tips to Play With Familiar Things

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[Information from Dr. Sakakihara]
As a pediatrician, Dr. Yoichi Sakakihara provides us information on COVID-19 from diverse perspectives.

Is Omicron that Scary? (April 1, 2022)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

Why Only University Students? (August 6, 2021)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

COVID-19 Vaccination: A Record of My Experience (3) The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on Daily Life (July 16, 2021)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

COVID-19 Vaccination: A Record of My Experience (2) Anaphylaxis is not so scary? (July 9, 2021)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

COVID-19 Vaccination: A Record of My Experience (1) (June 11, 2021)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

Is Closing Schools Really Necessary? The Evidence Speaks (May 28, 2021)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine (2) (May 14, 2021)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine (1) (April 16, 2021)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

Resilient Children (January 8, 2021)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

The Safety of a Vaccine (December 25, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

Childcare Facilities Can't Avoid the Three Cs (December 11, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

Something's Strange: Education in Japan (1) Too Much Homework during Emergency School Closure Due to COVID-19 (August 21, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

COVID-19 among Pregnant Mothers and Newborns (July 31, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

On the Clinical Diagnosis of COVID-19 (July 10, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

The Significance of Antibody Testing (July 3, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

Let's Overcome COVID-19 Together! (June 19, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

What is the proportion of subclinical (asymptomatic) people? (June 12, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

When will the epidemic be over? (June 5, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

The issue of going out (May 29, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

What is a PCR test? (May 15, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

Reality of COVID-19 among Children (April 24, 2020)
Yoichi Sakakihara, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University, Director of Child Research Net, Executive Advisor of BERD

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[Reports from Around the World]
As the pandemic spreads, each country is adopting different strategies to cope with the different situations. Here are some reports written by parents, researchers, teachers, etc., on how children's daily lives are affected by COVID-19.

Children's Well-Being and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic [Part II] "Parenting Attitude" and "Support from Childcare Facilities" Are Keys (December 23, 2022)
Junko Ogawa, Child Research Net Researcher

Children's Well-Being and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic [Part I] What is resilience? (December 9, 2022)
Junko Ogawa, Child Research Net Researcher

Education in the U.S. during the COVID-19 Pandemic --Individual Needs and Educational Gaps (May 13, 2022)
Yoko Yamamoto, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Brown University

Viral Infections, Antibody Production, and Herd Immunity (February 18, 2022)
Masami Narita, Director of the Department of Allergy, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center

[Japan/China] The Impact of COVID-19 on the Living Environment and QOL of Parents and Children: A Comparative Study between China and Japan in 2020 (December 10, 2021)
Sun Yi, Assistant Professor, Asia-Japan Research Institute, Ritsumeikan University

[China] Have Chinese Urban Children Spent More Time on Online Learning since the COVID-19 Pandemic? (June 25, 2021)
Lin-lian Gao, Faculty of Education, Southwest University, China
Gui-min Su, Associate Professor, Southwest University, China

[Germany] Childcare in Munich, influenced by COVID-19 in 2020 (April 23, 2021)
Yukiko Berger, Public kindergarten teacher in Munich

[LSL5] Demonstration Classes for Learning "Japanese" in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Joint learning online through GIGA, co-learning, and Japanese classes (March 19, 2021)
Junpei Ishii, Teacher at Machida Municipal Oyama Chuo Elementary School

COVID-19 and School Education (February 12, 2021)
Shinkichi Sugimori, Professor at Tokyo Gakugei University; Principal at Tokyo Gakugei University-affiliated Oizumi Elementary School

COVID-19 and Risk Perception (February 5, 2021)
Shinkichi Sugimori, Professor at Tokyo Gakugei University; Principal at Tokyo Gakugei University-affiliated Oizumi Elementary School

Investigating Self-Motivation Skills in Early Childhood Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia (January 29, 2021)
Sofia Hartati, Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Sri Indah Pujiastuti, Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Dwi Puji Lestari, Open University Indonesia

Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Life of Young Children and Elementary School Students (held in May 2020) (January 15, 2021)
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute

Online Symposium "Keep on Playing!" - Report on Children and Digital Media in the Time of "Life with COVID-19" (December 4, 2020)
CRN Event

The missing piece: Where is 'education' in the national conversation? (November 27, 2020)
Elias Blinkoff, Temple University
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Professor, Temple University
Helen Shwe Hadani, Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Avoiding the COVID-19 slump: Making up for lost school time (November 20, 2020)
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Professor, University of Delaware
Helen Shwe Hadani, Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Professor, Temple University

Child-Rearing in Sweden: Measures against the New Coronavirus in Elementary and Junior High Schools in Sweden (November 6, 2020)
Misuzu Shimotori

[China] Online Early Childhood Education in China during COVID-19: Schools Close, but Children Keep Learning (October 16, 2020)
Sunfei, Early Childhood Educator

Overview of the Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Life of Young Children and Elementary School Students (May 2020) (October 9, 2020)
Child Sciences and Parenting Research Office, Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute

Covid-19 in Malaysia: A Pediatrician's Public Health Perspective (October 2, 2020)
Poh Tin Tan, Pediatrician

Data-based Discussion on Education and Children in Japan 5: Now's the time amid COVID-19 fear, let's close up on the positive side of a "well-regulated lifestyle" (June 26, 2020)
Haruo Kimura, Principal Researcher, Child Research Net

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[Introducing Tips to Play With Familiar Things]
We have created a series of "Recipes for Play" made in collaboration with the Tokyo Toy Museum. How about trying them out with your child while you are "staying home" during the COVID-19 pandemic?