Talking with You Children about the Coronavirus . . .

and Other Helpful Resources 

A video link designed to help explain the Coronavirus to children

Link: Coronavirus 

A great story by one if my favorite authors, Julia Cook

Link: The Yucky Bug

A message of hope and trust dealing with the Coronavirus

Link: Hope

A video link designed to help explain the brain and anxiety to children

Link: Brain and Anxiety

Helpful sites to help adults understand how to talk to children about the virus and ease anxieties:

File: Continue to Stay Safe at Home

Link: Child Mind Signs of Depression During the Coronavirus 

Link: Child Mind Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus

Link: The National Association of School Psychologists Talking to Children about COVID-19

Link: Hey Sigmund What to Say to Help Kids Feel Calm when the World Feels Fragile

Link: Understood When Kids are Anxious about Coronavirus: What to Do

Link: Child Mind Anxious Stomacheaches and Headaches

Link: Dulwich College Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19

Link: Child Mind Support for Kids with ADHD During the Coronavirus Crisis

How to support your child when someone is dying:

Link: Dougy Center

A link to 3 books related to grief and loss.

Link: The Poet's Dog, Rabbit and the Motorbike, Birdsong

 * Parents, please read these stories BEFORE you share them with your child.