COVID 19 EXPLAINING IT TO KIDS

With statewide business and school closures due to covid-19...your kids may have questions about wha's going...news 1's leigha mcneil spoke with a registered play therapist on how to have this conversation with the young ones... "adults, parents might be nervous about the coronavirus as well but i's important to take their own fears and be able to put those aside for the time being while the're with their child" explaining a global pandemic to your child can be a little scary...registered play therapist amy romero says it can be easier comparing it to somthing they are familliar with "i's not the flu i's very different than the flu but connecting it to what they already know helps...to teach the child good hygiene washing your hands these are ways that we can keep from getting the coronavirus" though most people are working from home...amy feels parents should schdule play time and make their kids feel like they have a role in fighiting the corona virus"so w're part of a team w're in this together and that can really help them i feel like the're doing their part they have control over something while they can wash their hands they can sing their ab's i would make it fun" and if your kids wont listen to you...."elsa i mean what kid does't listen to elsa?!""if you have to cough cough into your elbow like this.

This keeps us from spreading germs on door knobs and countertops and things that people often touch" getting some help from their favorite characters can make it easier"the point of these closures is to help us fight the coronavirus and stop it from spreading.""grown-ups all around the world are working hard to fight the coronavirus your part in all of this is to just be a kid""you know this virus we have these adult concerns that are unpredictable but yet we do have control over some things in our life still"in lafayette leigha mcneil news 15 thanks leigha...a talk needed now more than ever..amy says for kids and teens its important to provide the facts about the virus since many of these impressionable minds are exposed to false reports on social media..to watch els's full video... visit our website