Today, our families and friends are dealing with so many stresses regarding to COVID-19, it’s scary. It is important to remember there are resources available to us, to assist our discussions with our children as we take this pandemic one day at a time.
Online Articles
The National Association of School Psychologists have many helpful articles and tools on their website. This article, “Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting From COVID-19” is a great place to start the conversation as all of our world’s continue to change each day.
Reassuring Children – Managing Anxiety: Coronavirus Fears & Concerns is another great article the helps give parents and caregivers tips on how to address the pandemic with the children in their lives.
The Center for Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University has published several articles regarding to COVID-19. These articles have wonderful tips on how to discuss COVID-19 with your children/family. Click on the links below to view the articles:
- Supporting Families of Healthcare workers Exposed to COVID-19
- Managing Family Conflict While Home During COVID-19
- When Family Members are Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
- When a Loved One Dies from COVID-19
Read a Book Together
Reading a book with our children is a favorite past time for many. There are now books available about COVID-19 for families to read together. Click the links below to see two of these books:
How to Answer Children’s Questions
Along with the book above, Trinka and Sam have also put together a FAQ resource that can be used as a supplement to the book, or by itself. This companion story will help guide your discussion with your children, and help address some of the many questions and fears they may be experiencing. Click HERE for that resource.
Bible Study Resources
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many hardships, even to those in the church: fear, guilt, financial strain, anger, exhaustion.
As part of its Making Disciples for Life initiative, this Bible study series from The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod addresses these various trials in light of God’s Word and promises for us.
Make use of these studies with your congregation or small group, or use them for individual study.
Click HERE to be brought to the LCMS Bible Study website for COVID-19.