Talking to Your Child About COVID-19

The Government of Alberta has developed a COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Children and Students. The fact sheet also recommends CBC Kids News as a resource for students to learn more: CBC Kids News.

The Bonnyville Child and Adolescent Mental Health Collaborative also has Coping During COVID-19 resources posted on its website.

In addition there are a number of great resources that have been developed by organizations in North America to provide parents with tools to discuss COVID-19 with children. There are resources created for a variety of age levels.

Help children understand the Coronavirus and COVID-19 with this book from psychotherapist Ana M. Gomez.

Click on the picture to access the book.

• COVIBOOK
  This short activity book introduces young children to Coronavirus and has activities that explain how they can stop the virus from coming to visit. 
  
  
• Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19
  (National Association of School Psychologists)
• Helping Children Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic
  (Yale Child Study Center)
  
  
• Helping Teens Cope with the Impacts of and Restrictions Related to COVID-19
  (Canadian Psychological Association)
  
  
• How to Talk to Your Anxious Child or Teen About Coronavirus
  (Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
• Parenting in a Pandemic
  Podcast by Susan Kaiser Greenland
  
  
• Talking to Kids About COVID-19
  (Anxiety Canada)
  
  
• Talking with children during infectious disease outbreaks 
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• We're Here for You during COVID-19
  (Kids Help Phone)
  
  
• How to Talk to Kids About the Coronavirus
  (Child Mind Institute)