Talking To Your Child
Hotlines
Call 911 if you or the person you are helping is in immediate danger
24-hour Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 (TALK) or Text “Hello” to 741741
24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)
24-hour Michigan Mental Health Hotline: 1-888-535-6136 Press "8" to talk to a Michigan Stay Well counselor
Talking To Your Child About COVID-19
It is important that parents/caregivers talk with children regularly about the COVID-19 outbreak in order to provide appropriate information, answer questions, and help process worries.
Resources For Talking To Kids About COVID-19
- Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19 - Written Article
- Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus Crisis - Written Article
- Countering COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Stigma and Racism: Tips for Parents and Caregivers - Written Article
- Talking to kids about COVID 19 - Video (Time: 20 minutes)
- Explain the Coronavirus to Children - Video (Grades K-5) (Time: 6 minutes)
- Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus - Comic (Grades: 6-12)
- Coronavirus Social Story - For students with Autism
- We Wear Masks - Social Story for students with Autism
Talking About Race & Racism
BPS recognizes the close relationship between race and racism, and mental health and social emotional well-being.
As such, we invite everyone to spend time on our district website: BPS Diversity to gain resources on anti-racism.
In the meantime, we pulled a few resources to assist you in getting started with conversations.
Getting Started with Conversations About Race & Racism
- Are Your Kids Too Young To Talk About Race - Written Article
- Tools to Raise an Anti-Racist Generation - Written Article
- Talking to Kids About Racism - Video (Time 1 hour)