CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY

Abstract

The written work goes through the vicissitudes of lives suffered by families, children and adolescents during the pandemic and its psychological consequences.

It also frames the position of psychoanalysts and the need to listen to child and adolescent suffering, as well as the importance of transforming what has been experienced into history. Emphasis is placed on the importance to hold social ties to protect children and adolescents in situations of sustained catastrophe.

Key words: childhood; adolescence; uncertainty; psychic suffering; social ties.