“…the space wider, I can play ball…”: when children thinking about space

Abstract

Abstract The Covid19 Pandemic has multidimensional impact, children also strongly felt the impact, they could not do outdoor physical activity, play outside their house and play with their friends. They meet psychosocial stressors affect the health and well-being of children (Liu CH, Doan SN.,2020) The impact of restrictions faced by children, children very stressful, playing is one of the strategies to cope with stress felt by children. Finally, the space inside the house turns into a playground for children. Research conducted using qualitative descriptive methods and analyzed with an ecological model shows that when children play at house, they also think about the space that will be used to play, not just thinking about the dimensions of space but also the flexibility of the furniture and exiting generated by the space. Children play behavior adapt to the conditions faced by children.