Trafford advice
Tips for Parents - Guidance from Trafford Educational Psychologists
Returning to School
- Mrs Mactivity Top Tips for Returning to School After Lockdown
- Advice from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
- Glow Scotland activities to do to help your child get ready for going back to school in September (Easy Read / Symbols)
- Glow Scotland Social Story about emotions and returning to school (Easy Read / Symbols)
- 30 days free access to Widgit online for symbols users
General advice
Talking to your child about coronavirus - Young Minds
Advice on talking to children about coronavirus - The British Pyschology Society
7 simple tips on how to talk to kids about coronavirus - Save the Children
How to talk to your child about coronavirus. 8 Tips to comfort and protect children - Unicef
Corona eLearning is a free, quick and easy learning resource for young people - Eton Digital
Guide to helping parents answer questions from their children - Place2Be
What to say to your child about the coronavirus - and how to cope as a parent - Alpha Parenting
Tips and guidance on supporting preschool children - Zero to Three
How to Talk to Kids and Teens About World Trauma - Hey Sigmund
Talking to children - National Association of School Psychologists
Videos
Talking to kids about the coronavirus page and video - Child Mind Institute
Video and resources for children age 3-7 years - Brainbop
Video for older children about coronavirus - World Health Organisation
Keep it simple, stick to facts - how parents should tell kids - BBC News video
Comics and social stories
Explaining the coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo artist Alex Sheffler - Nosy Crow
My Hero is You illustrated book available in different languages aimed at 6-11 year olds - InterAgency Standing Committee and WHO
Coronavirus Story - Elsa Support
Hello I'm a Virus - Covibook: interactive booklet for children by MindHeart.Kids
My Story about Pandemics and the coronavirus - Carol Gray
A useful comic to explain coronavirus to children - Just for Kids
Kids guide to new coronavirus - Live Science
A comic exploring coronavirus - NPR
Cosy Time - story written for young children to help explain over-70s isolation