Pediatrician pens picture book to help kids cope with Covid-19

Dr. Beth Links Torwekar has observed a troubling trend in recent months: more children showing signs of anxiety and mental distress. The Covid-19 pandemic, and resulting restrictions, have deprived them of playdates with friends, visits to grandparents and activities outside the home. Remote learning and excessive screen time have produced feelings of insolation and led, in some cases, to online bullying. And Covid is far from the only stress-causing issue of the year. Add wildfires, protests and…