Parent Resources

Keeping Your Family Healthy

• Symptoms of Covid-19​        En Español
• Caring for Children - Covid-19 Outbreak    En Español
• How to Avoid Passing Anxiety to Your kids​
• Baby Talk​ ​

How to Talk and Support Kids At Home

• Talking to kids about the Coronavirus 
• Why are people wearing masks? 
• Tips for nurturing and protecting children at home​

Surfing the Web and Safety

• Surfing The Web    En Español 
• Protecting Kids Online 
• Kids and Mobile Phones
• Protecting Children: Texting and Sexting​

Community Partners and Support Services in Greenville 

• UNITED WAY 2-1-1 SERVICE LINE
• Greenville Community Resource Guide 

Always There For You 

• Julie Valentine Center Crisis Line 24/7
• Mental Health America's CRISIS line
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline

KEEP EXPLANATIONS AGE-APPROPRIATE

• Early elementary school children. Provide brief, simple information that balances COVID-19 facts with appropriate reassurances that adults are there to help keep them healthy and to take care of them if they do get sick. Give simple examples of the steps people make every day to stop germs and stay healthy, such as washing hands. Use language such as "adults are working hard to keep you safe."
• Upper elementary and early middle school children. This age group often is more vocal in asking questions about whether they indeed are safe and what will happen if COVID-19 spreads in their area. They may need assistance separating reality from rumor and fantasy. Discuss the efforts national, state, and community leaders are doing to prevent germs from spreading.
• Upper middle and high school students. Issues can be discussed in more depth. Refer them to appropriate sources of COVID-19 facts. Provide honest, accurate, and factual information about the current status of COVID-19. Engage them in decision-making about family plans, scheduling, and helping with chores at home.
• For all children, encourage them to verbalize their thoughts and feelings. Be a good listener!

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​Parent Files and Printable's

CAC Family Advocates

Hand sanitizer factsheet
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Chatting with kids about being online
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JVC Education Team ​

Tricky people - trick people
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Think first to stay safe
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Lets talk about touching
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Think first - safe online
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Online safety for children
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Three personal safety rules
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Who is a tricky person
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Who are trusted adults
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It takes a village
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Kids Corner

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Activities 

Materials: Color sidewalk chalk, you, family, neighbors, the sidewalk. 

1. Make a colorful decoration examples- sunshine, rainbow and add inspirational words.

 2. List 5 things you are grateful for on the sidewalk.

Purpose: To instill hope, distract from stressors, bring a smile, give laughter, community sharing.

CAC Family Advocates

My Covid-19 Capsule Coloring Book
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Stop Think Connect
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Physical Play: 

• Turn on some music and have a dance party.
• Put couch cushions on the floor and crawl, walk, or jump from one to the next (don’t touch the floor, it’s hot lava!).
• Use a bedsheet as a parachute (open it wide and raise it up above your heads, then bring it down to the floor). For infants, raise and lower a light blanket over them while playing peek-a-boo.
• Build a fort with sheets, blankets, couch cushions, pillows, chairs, and more. You can even “camp-out” indoors!
• Create an obstacle course using furniture, pillows, and toys.

Quiet Play: 

• Read together or independently (toddlers can flip through books and talk about what they see in the illustrations)
• Coloring
• Puzzles
• Block building
• Sorting objects
• Pretend play with stuffed animals, dolls, trains, cars, or kitchen items for “playing house”
• Stickers on paper – you can draw large shapes, letters, or numbers on paper and your child can line the shape with stickers 
• Tape on paper – you can cut short pieces of masking tape and your child can stick it to a piece of paper (sounds boring, but little ones love it).