‘Anxiety’ has been chosen as the Word of Children this year by Oxford University Press (OUP), based on their latest research.
OUP has surveyed around 8,000 children aged 7-14 of 85 schools in England.
Children are asked to choose the words they most often use while talking about health and well-being.
“More than a fifth of the student chose” anxiety “(21%) as their number one word, which reflected the spread of expectations and the closing of the school on their well-being.” Challenging “came as their second choice (19%) followed by” isolates ” (14%).
“Welfare” (13%) and “resilience” (12%) also in the top five words of children, showing their positive attitude in facing recent challenges, according to Oup, ‘read reports by book sellers .
Commenting on the results of the survey, the executive director of the social impact of children, Joe Jenkins, said, according to The Guardian, that ‘it “about” anxiety has been chosen as the word number 1, but it is not surprising, “When you consider all the limits and changes in children -Can must survive “‘.
The teachers were also asked to choose the top words they used to talk to their students about health and well-being, especially in the past year considering the Coronavirus pandemic.
The three top words chosen by the teacher are: “resilience” (31%), “challenging” (19%), and “welfare” (18%).
Meanwhile, Helen Freeman, Director of Early Childhood Education and Education in Oup, said according to the book, “This research shows how vital language is when it concerns self-expression, learning and well-being.
Specifically, these findings highlight the game of important roles played in Encertain children with suitable vocabulary to articulate their emotions and support their welfare.
Therefore, it is more important now, from before, to invest in supporting the development of children’s language at home and at school.
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‘Anxiety’ is the word children this year
