56% of Canadians Parents Say Pandemic Impacted Their Kids Negatively: Report

56% of Canadians Parents Say Pandemic Impacted Their Kids Negatively: Report
Students wear masks in class on the first day of school in Montreal on Aug. 31, 2021. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
Isaac Teo
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More than half of Canadian parents say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their kids negatively, a new report finds.

Released by human resources firm LifeWorks on Aug. 17, the company’s monthly mental health index found that 56 percent of Canadians say their children’s mental health and development worsened over the last two years due to the pandemic.