In these complicated times, it’s important that children have age appropriate information about what’s happening.
Virtual Town Hall 6pm Wednesday
Tomorrow at 6pm, join our virtual town hall with health experts. They’ll share important information about the best ways to talk with children about COVID-19.
Meeting link and event details at https://www.cerratosd.org/apps/events/2020/3/18/8014464/?REC_ID=8014464&id=0
Resources to help you and your family
Protect Your Family
The CDC has collected information and common questions about how to prepare your family:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/protect-family.html
Everything you need to know about washing your hands to protect against coronavirus (COVID-19)
Unicef information about hand washing:
Helping children cope with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak
The World Health Organization has a downloadable PDF with some ways you can help children deal with stress:
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/helping-children-cope-with-stress-print.pdf
Helping kids understand the immune system
This 6 minute animate video explains the main components of the immune system and how antibiotics and vaccines work.