COVID Resources for Kids

​Please feel free to use the below list of resources to help talk to your children about COVID-19.

SAMHSA’s Guide on Talking to Your Children

This four page guide provides resources and tips for Caregivers, Parents, and Teachers on how to talk to your children during a infectious disease outbreak. There are different tips for all age groups and tips on self care. Please follow the link below to access the guide

Talking With Children Guide

NPR’s Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus

PBS’s Daniel Tiger How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus and links to other relevant episodes of several children’s shows.

Talking to Children: A Parent Resource provided by the National Association of School Nurses 

Talking to Children: A Parent Resource provided by the National Association of School Psychologists

Search Institute’s 10 Ways to Respond to Fear and Scapegoating During the Coronavirus Epidemic

SAMHSA’s Talking With Children: TIPS FOR CAREGIVERS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS DURING INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKSCoping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Tips For Social Distancing, Quarantine, And Isolation During An Infectious Disease Outbreak

GIZMO’s Pawsome Guide to Mental Health and e-book

WHO’s Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak

BrainPOP’s Coronavirus Clip and educational material

Harvard University’s How to talk to children about the coronavirus

AhaParenting.com’s Talking with children about the coronavirus

The Hub CT’s Coping with Corona: Mental health supports in a pandemic

Resource List Credit: ​https://www.fairfieldct.org/fairfieldcaresnews/?FeedID=3364