Impactul pandemiei COVID-19 asupra copiilor din familii vulnerabile [The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children from Vulnerable Families]

This study aims to examine the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on children from vulnerable backgrounds. The pandemic has had a significant impact on vulnerable children and families, many of whom have been affected by school closures and lack of access to quality education. Vulnerable families also experienced difficulties in providing for their basic needs such as food and medical care. The objective of the study was to identify and explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children from vulnerable environments in the municipality of Oradea, the study participants being 12 parents of children who benefit from the services of a day care centre. The method used to collect the data was the interview-based survey. Through this approach, we wanted to analyze how these families were affected by the changes induced by the pandemic, focusing on the specific needs and difficulties of their children in a context of increased vulnerability. The results of the study highlight the difficulties encountered by both children and their families regarding the social isolation imposed during the pandemic. Also, the pandemic has generated significant changes in the emotional and mental plane of children, who experience fear in the context of the pandemic period. However, the parents made considerable efforts to be with the children, offering them support and encouraging them with the belief that this period will pass and that things will return to normal.


Keywords: pandemic, vulnerable children/ families, impact, social isolation