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How to Talk to your child about Covid-19

This is a challenging time for children as they try to navigate the changes in their lives brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Below are some resources that parents may find helpful including a resource designed for parents of children with autism to help their child adjust to changes and new routines.

Articles

If you are interested in reading an article about how to talk to your child or adolescent about COVID-19, click on one of the articles below:

Coronavirus (COVID-19):  How to Talk to Your Child Dr. Jennifer Shroff Pendley with KidsHealth-Nemours (en español) 

Sesame Street:  Caring for Eachother COVID Resources

Sesame Street and Autism:  Coping with COVID-19: A “For-Now” Normal

Videos

For Parents: You can also watch a series of brief videos on helping children adjust to COVID-19 developed by the Child Mind Institute.  A good place to start is with a video  that discusses how to talk to children about information regarding COVID-19 in a way that is appropriate for their age. 

For Children: Sesame Street is providing useful videos for young children including a video about practicing social distancing and another video about doing a virtual dance party with friends.  

PBS also has helpful videos about COVID for young children Pre K-3rd grade

For elementary school-age children, the BrainPop video that describes COVID-19 can be helpful.

Books
If you would like to read a book to your child about COVID click on one of the books below:
The Unwanted Stranger provided by Pangea Publishing
Or
Together, We Can! by Kerrie RH Farkas

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By Karena Rush

Hi Everyone! Welcome to our site! My name is Karena and I am a child clinical psychologist with a background in school psychology, education, and early childhood risk and prevention. I have worked in schools, hospitals, and community outreach settings with kids with all levels of abilities devoting most of my time to children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. One of my passions is helping parents and teachers identify fun activities that can help build developmental and academic skills (aka- learning while playing!!). In fact, I have had the opportunity to work with toy developers and companies from around the world in developing and identifying toys that enhance learning. Outside of work, I love to travel and spend time outdoors with my two daughters and husband. I am so excited that you are visiting our site and hope you find our activities as fun as we do!

- A.B. Psychology, Bryn Mawr College
- M.Ed. Early Childhood Risk and Prevention, Harvard University
- M.S. Psychology, Louisiana State University
- Ph.D. Psychology: Child Clinical, Louisiana State University
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute

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