JENNIFER: LIVING IN ISOLATION DURING THE PANDEMIC CAN BE HARD FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS USED TO GOING OUT AND SEEING FRIENDS AT SCHOOL AND DURING EVENTS. JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IS LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST AT KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE, DR. RASHIDA BARNER. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. JENNIFER: YOU'RE WELCOME. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS YOU'RE SEEING CHILDREN AND TEENS EXPERIENCE RIGHT NOW. >> A LOT OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION. THERE'S SOME ADJUSTMENT DISORDER RELATED TO TRAUMA AND THESE ARE THINGS WE'RE SEEING. JENNIFER: SEEING A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ISN'T SO EASY IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF TELEHEALTH. IT'S HARD TO MAKE A CONNECTION. BY THE TIME PARENTS ARE TRYING TO LOOK FOR HELP, THEY'RE OFTEN AT A BREAKING POINT. WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE? >> SO I RECOMMEND THAT PARENTS [INDISCERNIBLE] WE'RE FINDING DURING THE PANDEMIC, KIDS ARE HAVING MORE ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA, OVERHEARING THE NEWS. IT'S IMPORTANT WE'RE BEING DIRECT AND OPEN ABOUT WHAT'S HA HAPPENING IN TERMS OF THE PAN PANDEMIC. SO HAVE OPEN COMMUNICATION IS IMPORTANT SO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT -- JENNIFER: WHAT ARE SOME WARNING SIGNS PARENTS WANT TO WATCH OUT FOR? >> WARNING SIGNS ARE CHANGE IN APPETITE AND SLEEP. THEY MIGHT BE MORE IRRITABLE, THERE MAY BE MORE AGGRESSION. THESE ARE THINGS YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON IF YOU NOTICE IT. OPENING UP LINES OF COMMUNICATION. LET THEM KNOW YOU'RE THERE TO TALK. JENNIFER: