Reflecting on 2 Years of Pandemic Stress and Adaptation
The ZERO TO THREE Journal
Volume 42 No 3
March 2022 marks the start of the third year of living with and working through the COVID-19 pandemic. When asked to describe how they are feeling at this juncture, many people describe being “weary,” “burned-out,” and “over it.” The term “pandemic fatigue” proliferates across the media and seems to encapsulate a collective sense of exhaustion, frayed nerves, and a desperate desire for the pandemic to end. These feelings may be magnified in professionals working in helping fields, who experience the pandemic on dual levels: both in their personal lives and circumstances, and again through the lives and experiences of those whom they serve.
Table of Contents
Pg 5-Warm Connections: Addressing Mental Health Risk Factors for Postpartum Caregivers by Increasing Social Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ashley Sward, Jennifer King, Kelly Glaze, Susanne Klawetter, and Karen A. Frankel
Pg 11-Vaccine Hesitancy and Trauma-Informed Care: Developing a Sensitive Organizational Response
Gina DelJones, Hannah Pomales, Erica Y. Rodriguez, Alicia Mendez, Emily Bosk, and Michael J. MacKenzie
Pg 19-PERSPECTIVES: Emerging Research Listening to Parent Voices: How Technology Is Changing What Is Possible in Relationship-Based Services
Elizabeth Myung Sook Krause and Beth L. Green
Pg 24- Pivoting During a Pandemic: Innovative Strategies for Supporting Young Children in Primary Care
Melissa Buchholz, Kelly Glaze, Catherine Wolcott, and Ayelet Talmi
Pg 31-PERSPECTIVES: Reflections From the Field Beware the Ides of March: How the Pandemic Changed the Way Home-Based Child Care Providers Do Business
Eileen Manoukian
Pg 37-Social Skill Development of Young Children Amid the Pandemic
Alyssa S. Meuwissen
Pg 44-Working With Families During COVID-19: Identifying Challenges, Finding Resources, and Adapting Family Engagement Coaching
Katie Kao, John Hornstein, Mindy Rosengarten, Portia Kennel, Mindy Zapata, and Catherine Ayoub
Pg 53-COVID-19–Related Stressors in Parents and Toddlers: Changes in Mothers’ Perceptions Over Time
Kristyn Wong, Jessica L. Riggs, Megan M. Julian, Alissa C. Huth-Bocks, Maria Muzik, Katherine L. Rosenblum, and Michigan Collaborative for Infant Mental Health Research
Also in This Issue
Pg 2-This Issue and Why It Matters
Stefanie Powers
Pg 61-A Transformative Journey Toward Diversity-Informed Care: Creating a Holistic, Empowering, Adaptive, and Reflective Service-Delivery Model
Neena McConnico, Courtney Bailey, Stacy Normand, and Michelle Trevino-Talbot
The ZERO TO THREE Journal
Each issue of the ZERO TO THREE Journal focuses on a critical topic within the early childhood development field. Journal articles are carefully composed to present current knowledge, latest research, and practical advice to help early childhood professionals do their best work in support of infants and toddlers.
