Resource Roundup: Talking to Kids About Coronavirus

Talking with children about a pandemic like COVID-19 can be difficult. But providing factual information and validating their worries can help children manage their uncertainty. We’ve rounded up a handful of resources to help guide your conversations. Stay up-to-date on coronavirus facts, and stay well.

Talking to Kids About Coronavirus

• My Hero is You, a children’s storybook on Coronavirus created by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings.

• Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus, NPR

• Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus with accompanying video, Child Mind Institute

• Answers to kids’ common questions about the virus, Bright Horizons

• A list of Daniel Tiger and Sesame Street episodes that reinforce handwashing, cough-catching, healthy habits, PBS

• Coronavirus resources sorted by grade level, Scholastic Classroom Magazines

• Cooped Up With Kids: Parenting Through a Pandemic, ParentLab

Learn more

• Routine vaccinations for children are still available and recommended during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch here.

• Our popular community workshops are going virtual! Register on Zoom to learn about vaccines without fear or judgment.