Corona Virus and Your Family
Episode 74
Part One: Talking With Our Kids about Corona Virus
- Manage your own stress
- How old are your kids?
- Talk with them at an age appropriate way. Be calm and reassuring.
Is the news to scary for our kids? https://parenting.nytimes.com/culture/kids-current-events
Under age 7, focus on health basics unless your kids ask you. And if they ask you about it first start by asking them what they know.
Over age 7, bring it up, ask what they know. Start where they are and share resources that are age appropriate. Be truthful and let them know that you take them serious.
NPR Comic: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus
Brain Pop: https://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR2GvXjTXSp1Gd3vIhr9aIbHeIuyLFqSNxJNhjwm1OvrwBT6yukJqiOpbzE
Dr Binocs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-JbDMYmAQM
Dr. Tina Bryson: https://www.tinabryson.com/news/coronavirus-talking-points-for-parents-amp-teachers-with-the-whole-brain-child-approach?fbclid=IwAR1TB3l-kYLDTq4NfXTdSBo0YETrla3zm1xttUsSGiUdr5ibGwphHSWc8bg
Dr Song: https://healthykidshappykids.com/2020/02/27/coronavirus-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1QoRBJqDafkxEqiacSF6vXyjViIoToz_YD_2L957NI3oL1uslWOL8ybcM
NYT what to tell kids: https://parenting.nytimes.com/childrens-health/coronavirus-kids-talk
Teens: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/well/family/coronavirus-teenagers-anxiety.html
https://kidshealth.org/Nemours/en/parents/coronavirus-how-talk-child.html?WT.ac=p-ra
WHO and Kids: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/helping-children-cope-with-stress-print.pdf?sfvrsn=f3a063ff_2&fbclid=IwAR1YMqKyCi5mI3_gPIHS6WC7V6mo1FQjLqNes3EfhD9mdGO20yOngYjWPA0
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/coping-with-stress.pdf?sfvrsn=9845bc3a_2&fbclid=IwAR1Fn-lTDXdWryxjXUg3S_wsI1Q8cINeQeZRHDQ8mRgVfoDO4oANBmTXdNo
Parent Squad Video with Public Health Mom: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentsquadevents/
Experiment as a family about how germs spread:
https://snhschilddevelopment.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/1/2/13125961/glittergermslessonplan.pdf
https://thesimpleparent.com/glitter-germs-activity-for-kids/#_a5y_p=4394027
Potato Germs: https://www.atozkidsstuff.com/health.html
Part Two: Get back to health basics
- Hands wash 20 seconds. It’s simple and easy. Bathroom, eating, coughing,
5 steps https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-03-03/coronavirus-hand-washing-20-seconds-happy-birthday-10-songs
http://www.halseyschools.com/5-hand-washing-songs-your-preschooler-will-love/
Bubble contests. Songs of the day. Choose soap your kids like.
- Hand sanitizer when you leave somewhere in public.
- Disinfect cell phones. Cleaning high traffic areas. Doorknobs, grocery carts, gas pumps
- Healthy Diet (Veggies, fruit, protein)
- Exercise boosts your immune system
- Stop shaking hands. Elbow bump, jazz hands, wave
- Cough into your elbow or a Kleenex
- Give people personal space (3 feet)
- Cancel plans. You don’t know who is high risk.
Part Three: Prepare
Plan for 14 days of being at home that’s the incubation period. Cleaning supplies are important.
What would you do if school would close? Crafts, dancing videos
Bonus: Want More? Books and Videos about germs
Germs Are Not For Sharing Board Book for under 7: https://amzn.to/2TsqLAg
A Germs Journey: https://amzn.to/3cDaYWD
Germs Make Me Sick! : https://amzn.to/2VQCpqi
Videos:
Story Bots on Netflix “How You Get a Cold Episode”
Song on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBKvbQ12X1U
Self-Care: Buy fancy soap you like.
Play Idea: Do the germs experiments or make a jar of songs or quotes to practice for 20 seconds each time your kids wash their hands.
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