Talking with Children about COVID-19:
- Talking with Children about COVID-19 (CDC)
- Talking to children about COVID-19 (AACAP)
- COVIBOOK, A Social Story About COVID-19 (appropriate for children under age 7)
- NPR: Illustration to Help Describe COVID-19 (appropriate for children age 10 and older)
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with COVID-19
- Brain Pop video on COVID-19 (appropriate for children aged 5y and older)
- 10 tips for talking about COVID-19 with your kids (PBS.org)
- Talking to kids about COVID-19 (Child Mind Institute)
Resources to support Children’s reactions to COVID-19:
- Age Related Reactions to a traumatic event
- Helping Children Cope with COVID-19 Stress
- Breathing Exercises for Stress Management
- The Invisible String Book Read Aloud
- The Invisible String Activity
- Belly Breathing with Sesame Street (deep breathing for younger children)
- “Melting” guided activity for helping kids cope with fear, anger, stress
- Hot Air Balloon Ride guided meditation for kids to help them fall asleep
Some resources for activities at home:
- Some ideas for structuring the day
- A list of virtual field-trips kids can take:
- Links to various activities (e.g. coloring pages, live doodling videos etc.)
- Boston Children’s Museum has a virtual tour available, here.
- This document has a list of authors that are doing read alouds of their books
- Libby is an app that lets you take out digital books if you have a library card
- Mindfulness activity ideas for children
- GoNoodle: Good Energy at Home (free online videos for getting energy out at home)