'Anxiety' has been picked as the children's word of the year by Oxford University Press (OUP), based on their recent research.
OUP had surveyed roughly 8,000 children aged 7-14 from 85 schools in the United Kingdom. The kids were asked to choose the words they most often used while talking about health and wellbeing. 'More than a fifth of pupils chose "anxiety" (21%) as their number one word, reflecting the widespread impact lockdown and school closures had on their wellbeing. "Challenging" came in as their second choice (19%) closely followed by "isolate" (14%). "Wellbeing" (13%) and "resilience" (12%) were also in the children’s top five words, demonstrating their positive attitude in the face of recent challenges, according to OUP,' reads a report by The Bookseller.
