rs), adolescence (13-17 years) and young adults (18-24 years).
Top Ten Tips for Parents (Adapted from the Triple P Positive Parenting Program): Provides ten tips for parents on how to cope with stress and anxiety during an outbreak. This tip sheet was created by the Arizona Department of Child Safety. It is presented in both English and Spanish.
Trauma-Informed Parenting during Our “Staycation”: Offers tips for keeping students’ families rooted in safety and growing in connection during the CIVID-19 quarantine. The Attachment & Trauma Network Inc. presents seven (7) tips for parents to recognize, understand and manage predictable behaviors and responses of their children during the national emergency, including self-care and self-management. This resource is presented in a clear, simple and nicely-illustrated form.
Resources for Talking with Children and Youth about Coronavirus: Collects resources from Child Mind Institute, Mental Health America, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, and other organizations to assist families and caregivers in supporting youth with mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Family-Run Executive Directors Leadership Association [FREDLA] has compiled these resources to help families support their children's mental health through the pandemic's difficult times.
Coping Under Covid-19: Managing Behavior and Having a Safety Plan for Children and Youth with Behavioral Health Needs When Staying at Home: Offers eight simple, practical strategies from the Family-Run Executive Directors Leadership Association [FREDLA] to help parents manage social distancing and state-at-home situations for children and youth with mental, emotional and behavioral health needs.
Will My Child Bounce Back from the Coronavirus Crisis? Trauma, Resilience, and How Parents Can Help (en Español): Explains how the pandemic has impacted many children’s psychological wellbeing, including discussion of anxiety, sadness, behavior challenges and trauma. The Child Mind Institute also explains adjustment disorders as pertinent consideration for children. This article, informed by clinical psychology, offers guidance to parents for awareness/surveillance of problems their children might be experiencing, and several suggestions to help their children “bounce back” from the stress of the extended public health crisis. It concludes with a link to Child Mind’s extensive curated list of resources for Supporting Kids During COVID-19.
Supporting Families with PBIS at Home: Provides recommendations for families and caregivers on how to use positive behavioral interventions and supports [PBIS] to support children’s social and emotional growth and minimize behavioral disruptions in the home. PBIS is used in more than 25,000 schools throughout the US. This practice brief, co-authored by the Center for Parent Information & Resources and the Center on PBIS, offers concrete examples of developmentally appropriate daily and learning routines for at-home students, and of clear expectations for students in the context of the family home and household routines.
Family Guide to At-Home Learning: Offers practical strategies for helping children of all ages who may be struggling with an at-home learning task. Families of students with disabilities might find these strategies – produced by the CEEDAR (Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform) Center, useful when helping their children complete various reading, math, and/or behavioral tasks at home.
Preventing Parenting Burnout: Offers 12 ways for parents to tap into their love for their children who have significant mental health issues. The Child Mind Institute offers an extensive on-line Family Resource Center featuring evidence-based guides, a symptom checker, questions and answers on topics of interest, and more.
Compassion Resilience: Helps parents to recognize compassion fatigue and its consequences, hone their family values and goals, develop a strong set of skills to manage expectations, set boundaries within their families, and practice real