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Practical Strategies to keep in mind when talking to kids:
· Talk to your kids according to their age
· Keep calm and check your own state of anxiety
· Talk about the facts and not the emotion
· Maintain routine as much as possible (routine for eating time, playing time, bathing and sleeping, drawing, stories, etc.)
· Teach them tangibles about taking care of themselves, which gives them a sense of control (washing hands, coughing into elbow, eating and sleeping well)
Articles that may be helpful in talking to kids about Corona Virus:
Student Handout on Coronavirus
Student Handout on Coronavirus - Spanish
Article on supporting kids who are worried at home
Youtube video version of the student handout on Coronavirus
Vooks - free online collection of animated storybooks
Worry Warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA54Nbv3__M
Comic Strip to help Explain the Corona Virus
NY Time Health- How to Talk to your Kids about the Corona Virus
National Association of School Psychologists- Talking to Children about COVID-19
Child Mind Institute- Talking to kids about Corona Virus
NY Times: 5 Ways to Help Teens Manage the Corona Virus
Psych Central- Four Ways to Cope with Fear
Videos to help explain Corona Virus to kids:
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