The New York Times: Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor and the Louis D. Beaumont University Professor, discussed how children are incorporating COVID-19 in their pretend play. She said studies have shown children in pediatric hospitals who incorporate their experience into play—by performing “surgery” on their stuffed animals, for example—experience less anxiety than those who do not.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/parenting/imaginative-play-kids-quarantine.html