COVID-19: For Parents
Information & Resources for parents:
- For Parents:
A COVID-19 Resources website from the Office for Mental Health for New Yorkers feeling anxious and stressed.
Resources for Mental Health and Talking to Young People About COVID-19(3/26/2020)
Helping Children Cope with Disaster: information from AAP(3/13/2020)
Helping Families Cope with COVID-19: information from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network(3/13/2020)
7 Tips for Talking with Children about COVID-19 from Save the Children(3/13/2020)
Talking to Children About COVID-19 from NASP(3/13/2020)
- Childcare and Childcare Programs:
The CDC issued updated Interim Guidance for Administrators of Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on February 28, 2020.
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services issued guidance on Emergency Childcare(3/20/2020)
- Virtual Learning Resources:
A list of resources to help in the effort of virtual learning can be accessed here.
Any questions related to COVID-19 can be sent to COVID19@nysed.gov.
Further guidance from the New York State Health Department and NYSED is forthcoming.
Last Updated:
March 27, 2020