1. Helpful resources for Parents and Teachers:
- https://sacoronavirus.co.za/category/explaining-covid-19-to-kids/
- https://sacoronavirus.co.za/2020/05/20/advice-to-parents-supporting-your-children-through-the-covid-19-lockdown/
- Parents - https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covid-19-parenting-tips
- Parents - https://samomblogs.co.za/mental-health/helping-children-with-their-mental-health-during-covid-19.html
- Teachers - https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/articles/covid-19-how-teachers-can-help-students-transition-back-to-school
- Parents & Teachers - https://education.govt.nz/school/health-safety-and-wellbeing/pastoral-care-and-wellbeing/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-coronavirus/
- Parents & Teachers - https://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/links/covid-19-mncah-resources-care-for-young-children/en/
- Radio 702 “How to manage your anxiety around the reopening of schools” https://www.702.co.za/articles/385446/listen-how-to-manage-your-anxiety-around-the-reopening-of-schools
- M&G Webinar on COVID19 and Back-to-School Article discussing emotional wellness of learners, parents & educators https://mg.co.za/special-reports/2020-05-29-covid-19-and-back-to-school-webinar/
- M&G Webinar with experts on BACK-TO-SCHOOL video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjI_EWxs3z8
- Its about helping children who need help to make friends. https://childmind.org/article/kids-who-need-a-little-help-to-make-friends/
- Video: https://childmind.org/nixieandnimbo/
2. Books explaining Covid-19 to children
Oaky and the Virus (South African) English, isiZulu, Siswati, Afrikaans, Sepedi, Tshivenda, Sesotho, and Italiano
Global Books dealing with Covid you can down load from net FREE
- https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/my-hero-you
- https://nosycrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Coronavirus-A-Book-for-Children.pdf
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mBWE--T9yQ (this is the youtube link for the above book)
- https://www.scoe.org/files/A_Kids_Book_About_COVID_19.pdf
- https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/coronavirus-covid19-reading-lockdown-books/
- https://660919d3-b85b-43c3-a3ad-3de6a9d37099.filesusr.com/ugd/64c685_0a595408de2e4bfcbf1539dcf6ba4b89.pdf
