Not Your Typical Spring: Resources for Parents and Educators to Help Kids Process COVID-19

Yesterday was the first day of Spring. A new season! When the seasons change from Winter to Spring we start to see flowers bloom, pollen in the air, the sun is out and the weather is pleasant. Although change is inevitable and we always have control over how we respond to things. 

However, now may be difficult time to adjust with all that is going on in our nation. If your children are having a hard time coping or adjusting with the many changes we are facing in society this Spring, know that you are not alone and there are resources for you. See the list below.

Following are resources that may be helpful in talking to students about the COVID-19:

Coping with Stress during Infectious Disease Outbreaks,

https://store.samhsa.gov/system/files/sma14-4885.pdf

• Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploringthe-new-coronavirus

• Fear of Coronavirus- A Good Time to Talk to Kids About Keeping Fears Realistic and

Manageable.

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News, Jan. 28, 2020

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/1/28/21112457/fear-coronavirus-china-children-anxietyhealth-medicine-virus

• How Do You Talk to Children About Coronavirus? Stay Honest and Simple to Avoid

Anxiety.

Gene Myers NorthJersey.com, USA Today, Feb. 28, 2020

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/02/28/talking-children-coronavirus-keepsimple-avoid-stress/4906147002/

• How to Talk to Your Kids About the Coronavirus (and Ease Their Fears)

Vivian Manning-Schaffel, NBC News, Updated March 2, 2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/how-talk-your-kids-about-coronavirus-ease-theirfears-ncna1129851

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