WATCH: Community Conversation on how the pandemic affects our kids

While the health risks of COVID to children are lower than those of older adults, the reduced social interaction, missed time in school and other consequences of the pandemic has affected children of all ages in ways we are just now beginning to understand.

The latest Community Conversation discusses COVID’s effects on the development of children with experts from around the region.

The Dayton Daily News hosted Community Conversation can be watched on the Dayton Daily News Facebook page.

ExploreWATCH: Dayton Daily News Community Conversation on COVID Generation: How the pandemic affects our kids

The March discussion was co-hosted by Community Impact Editor Nick Hrkman and Investigative Reporter Josh Sweigart. Panelists include:

Robyn Lightcap, executive director of Preschool Promise
Shannon Cox, superintendent of the Montgomery Co. ESC
David Taylor, superintendent of DECA
Katherine Lambes, a local pediatrician with the Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton

Community Conversations is a Dayton Daily News series of moderated panel discussions on topics important to the Dayton region. You can watch December’s Community Conversation about Wright-Patt Air Force Base and January’s that focused on the region’s economic outlook for 2022.