How parents, kids can cope with coronavirus stress

Right now everyone stuck at home is using technology like FaceTime and Zoom to hangout.

Experts say any opportunity to keep up social contact is good overall for mental health.

CAUSE A LOT OF ANXIETY WITHINFAMILIES - ESPECIALLY WITHKIDS.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA SHOWS YOU HOW ONEVALLEY FAMILY IS BEATING THECORONAVIRUS STRESS.INTRO: NATS FACETIME NOISE.RIGHT NOW EVERYONE STUCK ATHOME ARE USING TECHNOLOGY LIKETHIS, FROM FACETIME (FACE OTHERCAMERA) TO ZOOM - TO HANGOUT.AND EXPERTS SAY ANY OPPORTUNITYTO KEEP UP SOCIAL CONTACT (SHOWOTHERS ON ZOOM) IS GOOD JUSTOVERALL FOR MENTAL HEALTH BRYNBERGGREN, 11-YEARS-OLD: IFACETIME MY FRIENDS AND STUFFAND WE HELP EACH OTHER ONHOMEWORK BECAUSE WE HAVE THESAME CLASSES.BUT I MISS MY FRIENDS AND IMISS THE SOCIAL PART OF SCHOOL.AS SCHOOLS REMAIN CLOSED, 11YEAR OLD BRYN BERGGREN -RELIES ON DEVICES AND SOCIALMEDIA TO STAY CONNECTED WITHFRIENDS.MOM DANA - HELPS BRYN ANDSISTER MO ADAPT.DANA BERGGREN, MOM: I HELP THEMCREATE SOME SORT OF SCHEDULEWHILE WORKING MYSELF AND DOINGALL THE THINGS THAT I NEED TO.THE ONGOING HEALTH CRISIS ISPUTTING PRESSURE ON MANYFAMILIES AND MANAGING STRESSCAN BEGOME INCREASINGLYDIFFICULT.FOR THE BERGREN'S - THE TRICKIS FINDING JOYS IN SIMPLETASKS TOGETHER TAKING WALKS,GARDENING, DOING GROCERIES.BRYN BERGGREN, 11-YEARS-OLD:COOKINGDINNER TOGETHER AND STUFF IFEEL LIKE NOT BROUGHT US ALLTOGETHER.DANA BERGGREN, MOM: COOKING ANDLOTS OF GREAT CONVERSATION YOUKNOW BOARDGAMES.THINGS THAT WE HAVENT DONE INTHE PAST BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYSPLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DOSO NOW WE'RE JUST SITTING DOWNAND JUST HAVING SOME REALLYDEEP CONVERSATION.THAT INCLUDES HONESTCONVERSATIONS ABOUT THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ANDREASSURING BRYN AND MO THIS TOOSHALL PASS.CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, DR.RENEE SOLOMON SAYS THESE STEPSARE KEY IN BUILDING A FAMILY'SRESILIENCE.BUT TO KEEP THINGS ON A LIGHTERNOTE DOCTOR SOLOMAN OFFERSTHISADVICE "I THINK PARENTSSHOULD REALLY ASK INSCHOOL WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOINGTHE MOST AND TRYING TO CREATETHAT AT HOME." AND FOR PARENTSWHO NOW HAVE TO JUGGLE MORETASKS THAN EVER "NOW IT'SREALLY HARD FOR PARENTS THATARE STILL WORKING FROM HOMEBECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE TO BE ACAN DO IF YOU'RE A 2 PARENTHOME TAKE TURNS SCHOOLING YOURCHILD INVOLVING IN ACTIVITIESOR EVEN HAVE THE GRANDPARENTSDO VIRTUAL SESSIONS WITH THEM."FAMILIES CAN TAKE THIS TIME OFSOCIAL DISTANCING TO BECLOSER.BRYN BERGGREN, 11-YEARS-OLD: IFIND OUR FAMILY DOING THINGSWE HAVEN'T DONE IN YEARS.AND IT'S FUN AND THIS ISBRINGING US ALL TOGETHER IN AWAY.NP13ANGOVERNOR SISOLAK IS TAKING NEWSTEPS TO STOP THE SPREAD.