Helping children cope with stress during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

March, 2020

Related to Online and social media use, Trauma, Stress and resilience, TV, online and social media use

This fact sheet, adapted from the World Health Organisation’s information here, provides tips for parents and carers to help support their children who may be feeling stressed due to the recent news of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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Traumatic events, the media and your child

Emerging Minds

This resource outlines the impact of disaster media coverage and how to help your child.
Parent-child play: A mental health promotion strategy for all children

Sarah Seekamp

This resource provides practical information on the use of play to strengthen child-parent relationships and promote children’s mental health. It has been developed for practitioners working with families who have children aged 0–12 years, including women and men who face adversities that may impact upon their children.
The importance of story and play for young children following a natural disaster

Emerging Minds

This video discusses the importance of stories and play for children after a disaster, and how adults can support this.

Helping children cope with stress during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

March, 2020

Discover more resources

Traumatic events, the media and your child

Parent-child play: A mental health promotion strategy for all children

The importance of story and play for young children following a natural disaster