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The impact on brain development can make it harder for children to learn, manage their emotions, and cope with stress. This can affect their behavior, academic performance, and overall happiness.

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All this stress, she says, takes a toll on families. SIDDIQUI: I can even tell you from my own experience that the lack of getting a job or unemployment, it really strains your relationship.

Usually, children's learning progress picks up in the spring, says Dominique Spencer, a director at the nonprofit early learning center Jubilee JumpStart in Washington.

The most common reactions Anxiety, worry, and fear. The uncertainty of how life will change causes stress. Children may fear losing a parent or moving from the neighborhood.

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But the impact on the youngest children is in some ways surprising: They were not in formal school when the pandemic began, and at an age when children spend a lot of time at home anyway.

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