Covid-19

Ways To Talk to your Children about COVID-19

Important things to remember:

· Be honest, if you don’t know something that’s OK.

· Ask what they know, or if they have questions.

· Answer questions age appropriately and based on what you know your child can handle.

· Validate your child’s feelings – if they say they’re worried, you can say “it’s normal to be worried.”

· Listen without judgement – most of the time we all just want a listening ear, especially when the problems (COVID-19) are too big for us to solve.

· Ask if they want to talk about ways to make it better.

There are many links below to short videos that explain different parts of COVID and Social Distancing. Watch with your child so you hear the same information and can talk about it together.

Please reach out to me if you would like more resources or help navigating any conversations.

Rachel Larson

Kennydale Counselor

Rachel.larson@rentonschools.us

This is a book for grades K-2 written by a popular social-emotional children’s book author, Julia Cook. It explains COVID-19 as “The Yucky Bug.”

This is another great video for students in k-2 about COVID-19 specifically. It’s a bit more scientific and explains how it can be transmitted and ways to try to prevent getting it as well.

This video is for students grades k-2 about Social Distancing. It is very brief, simple, and explains what it is and how it’s supposed to help us to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

This video is for all ages that explains Social Distancing and how to measure it yourself. It was created by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

this is a Brain Pop that explains Social Distancing and Distance Learning. It’s good for all elementary grades, but likely more for grades 2-5. Note, it mentions a student learning about WWII and Anne Frank with nothing more said.