We have understanding to this virus and their effects to our life but COVID19 can be a difficult thing for children to understand. They are watching it on the news. They hear about it in the schoolyard. They may see people in their neighbourhoods wearing medical masks. Given how scary or confusing it can be for young children, it is important that parents know how to talk to them about COVID19 or Novel Corona Virus.
First of all try find what they know about the virus and what they’ve heard at school or from friends, and what they understood from News and all other sources.
Explain to them that the coronavirus is a germ, and because it is a new germ and spread among one person to another person, It's spreading in form of droplet out from the infected to others, thats why we all are very protective and are taking it very seriously.
Tell them what are the symptoms and what should they look out for – coughing, fevers and breathing trouble.
Tell them all about the protection against this COVID19; like take at least 1-2 miter distance from others, Use mask while you are going out. Do not touch any surface of public places, wash your hands for 20 sec with hand wash, shoap, ditergent on regular basis. Always use hand sanitizer for disinfect this COVID19 virus. Also disinfect your things including mobile, laptops, iPad etc. Do not touch your face, mouth, eye with your hands without clearly washed it.
We should not tell them about the figures of infected person on various countries, states and districts of COVID19. This will fill fear in your kids minds.They want to know what’s happening around them. Keep it within the context of what they understand. Their world is much smaller than ours.
Finally, tell them that anyone can get the coronavirus. It has nothing to do with a person’s background or what they look like.
Tell them what they need to know, and don’t tell them any more than that,” Dr. Wiafe says.
With any event such as the coronavirus, the most important thing is for children to know they can talk to you at any time about any concerns they may have, she says. Tell your children that if they have any questions or if there is anything they are worried about, you are always here to talk to them and to help them.
Tell them what they need to know, and don’t tell them any more than that,” Dr. Wiafe says.
With any event such as the coronavirus, the most important thing is for children to know they can talk to you at any time about any concerns they may have, she says. Tell your children that if they have any questions or if there is anything they are worried about, you are always here to talk to them and to help them.
“Help your kids realize this is [a news event] because it’s novel,” he says. It’s new, and so people want to understand what is happening with it. But put that in context. For example, you could explain to them that some projections have coronavirus affecting fewer people than the seasonal flu, Mrs Bhatngar, social worker.
They found it comes to news stories about schools closing because of concerns about the virus, explain to them that this is a public health measure and not because school is unsafe, Mrs Bhatngar says.
“One of the things that turns fears into anxieties is a lack of control,” she says. “Helping kids focus on what is being done, what public health authorities are doing, what medical professionals are doing and what they can do to limit the spread is probably the most helpful way of interpreting it for them."
KIDS SHOULD ALWAYS TALK TO YOU ABOUT THEIR WORRIES
Many children may have worries about the coronavirus. Others may have none.
“If it’s not a concern to the child, if it’s not an issue, don’t make it an issue,” says Alice Wiafe, a Toronto-based psychotherapist. That is, don’t foist bad news about the virus or otherwise potentially fearful information on children, especially when they show no signs of being overly concerned about it.
When children do have questions about the virus, limit the information you give them to what they can understand.
Tell them what they need to know, and don’t tell them any more than that,” Dr. Wiafe says.
With any event such as the coronavirus, the most important thing is for children to know they can talk to you at any time about any concerns they may have, she says. Tell your children that if they have any questions or if there is anything they are worried about, you are always here to talk to them and to help them.
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