SchoolTV: Coronavirus - A Guide for Parents
SchoolTV: Coronavirus - A Guide for Parents
Coronavirus is an evolving international health concern. Around the world, people are being affected in many ways. Although children are considered at lower risk of infection, they are not immune to the multitude of news reports regularly seen or heard in the media.
This epidemic is of concern to parents, but it is also may be worrying to young people. Parents may be wondering how best to discuss this epidemic in a way that will be reassuring to children without making them worried. While most children will have already heard about the coronavirus, it is important for parents to take this opportunity to convey the facts and set the emotional tone. This may help children to feel more informed and reassured.
In this Special SchoolTV Report, parents are provided with some guidelines on how best to approach this conversation whilst still ensuring the wellbeing of their child. View the report at: https://pacificlutheran.qld.schooltv.me/wellbeing
Mrs Annie Williams, College Counsellor