Tattoo Grandma: Resources and Information During the Corona Crisis for Parents, Grandparents, and Caregivers

Resources and Information During the Corona Crisis for Parents, Grandparents, and Caregivers

How to talk to children about Corona Virus

· Make sure to discuss this when you are calm and can be reassuring.

· Make sure you have the most current information you can give the kids about not only the virus but what the plans are for going into school and your plans for their care if you have to go to work.

· Make sure what you tell your children is age-appropriate.

· Know the basic symptoms: fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

· If you can work from home, you will need to talk to your kids about what is expected of them when you are working.

· Don’t talk negatively about the response the government or the school district has had to the virus. It makes your children feel insecure.

· In that same vein, monitor what your kids see about the crisis on the television and social media. This also can frighten them.

· Try to maintain as normal a routine as possible. Children thrive on knowing what is going on and when.

· Make sure your children and everyone in your household maintain good hygiene.

· Communicate with the school and make sure you know the latest information.

Below is a list of resources you can explore with the purpose to engage our children and provide them with information in as entertaining a fashion as possible. The more it is interactive, the more