Episode 35 | Talking to kids about the Coronavirus
Child Life On Call: Parents of children with an illness or medical condition share their stories with a child life specialist
English - March 12, 2020 18:36 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsParenting Kids & Family Health & Fitness Medicine nurse parents resident cancer child childlife childlifespecialist condition disease doctor Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When it comes to the Coronavirus, how we inform our children is incredibly important. If you’re wondering though, how can we talk to our kids when we as adults still don’t know exactly what’s happening, you’re not alone. This episode covers suggestions for age-appropriate language to use as well as general considerations to keep in mind as you talk to your children. Children are looking to adults for honest, easy-to-digest information. Break it down into a way that they can understand.