Talking About COVID-19
How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus: Learn how to talk to your kids about COVID-19 while keeping your anxiety in check.
Cómo hablar con los niños sobre el coronavirus: How to talk to your kids about COVID-19. This page is in Spanish.
Supporting and Reassuring Children: A short book for kids under the age of seven about COVID-19. This book helps families talk about emotions arising from the current situation. It is available in 25 languages.
Resources
Diapers For Families In Need: If you or someone you know needs diapers cal 2-1-1 or search online at 2-1-1.org. You can also learn how to make a makeshift diaper out of a t-shirt in case of an emergency.
Support For Working Families: Learn about the different ways your family can receive financial support.
Tips
Tips For Families: Coronavirus: This resource offer tips for families, age-appropriate responses to common questions, a guide to self-care, and activities for young children experiencing social distancing. It’s also available in Spanish.
New Baby During COVID-19: Helpful tips for coping with a new baby during COVID-19.
Creating a Routine: Learn how to create a new normal for your family by having consistent routines.
Preparing for Extended School Closing: A social worker talks about how to prepare for school closures and outlines strategies to cope with the stresses it will bring.
How to Avoid Passing Anxiety on to Your Kids: Learn about different techniques to manage your stress in a healthy way and avoid passing anxiety onto your kids.
Resources & Tips for Parents: Learn about tips for staying connected and active and managing stress and anxiety.
Recreation/Exercise
Virtual School Activities: The latest live webcams, virtual tours/trips, and other miscellaneous fun educational sites.
Disney Inspired Workouts: Family-friendly Disney inspired workouts.
Virtual Programming:Virtual events, such as storytime, music, and games. Events in Spanish are available.
CMOM at Home: Engaging downloadable interactive activities from the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, such as arts and crafts projects, dances, food, and stories. Every day of the week has a theme.
Parks @ Home: Live park tours, meditation, fitness, art classes, fun activities for kids, etc.
“Tool Kit” for Parents and Providers: Includes Sesame Street-themed resources for self-care and caring for family, educational videos, and printable lessons/activities.
Pregnancy
General
Protecting Yourself: Learn how pregnant people should protect themselves from COVID-19.
Risks And Concerns For Pregnant Women: Dr. Frederick Friedman, Jr. discusses the COVID-19 risks and concerns for women who are pregnant.
Stories From Pregnant People: Expectant pregnant people discuss pregnancy during this pandemic with online support groups.
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding: Information for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Breastfeeding
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding:How pregnant people should protect themselves from COVID-19 and Information on breastfeeding if you have COVID-19.
Support
National Parent Helpline: You can call the National Parent Helpline and get emotional support frm a trained advocate. Call (1-855-427-2736) Monday through Friday 1:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST.
Education
Learn Online – Learning Experiences For Kids: Wide Open School is a free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense. Over 25 organizations came together to make this happen.
General Resources: Use these online resources from the New York Public Library including story time, homework help, magazines, ebooks, music streaming, 1000s of educational resources, online courses, test prep materials, and more.
Books Read By Actors: Videos of celebrated actors reading children’s books.
Digital Content Resources: A list of educational resources for PreK-12 and resources organized by subject area.
Free Tech For Learning: Free products to support learning during extended school closures.
Free Resources for School Closures: Scholastic Learn At Home has 20 free days worth of active learning journeys for Pre-K-9th grade. Has live events.
Resources
Diapers For Families In Need: If you or someone you know needs diapers cal 2-1-1 or search online at 2-1-1.org. You can also learn how to make a makeshift diaper out of a t-shirt in case of an emergency.
General Resources: Use these online resources from the New York Public Library including story time, homework help, magazines, ebooks, music streaming, 1000s of educational resources, online courses, test prep materials, and more.