The Impact of Lockdown 2020 on Developing Activities with Children in Families

Abstract

For about five months, children spent time mainly in the family. The closure of childcare facilities made it necessary for parents to deal with the children at home throughout the day. During the lockdown, caregivers were responsible not only for psychological comfort but also for performing educational and pedagogical functions of raising on their own. Pre-lockdown practices we can track in the data of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey Higher School of Economics (RLMS-HSE). Based on the self-esteem of Russians and on behavioral practices (active search for information on developing activities with children), an increase in the activation of intra-family practices of physical education, creativity, and training can be recorded.