Evidence-Based Covid-19 Parenting Tips and Activities

Parenting for Lifelong Health provides open-access online parenting resources during COVID-19. We are working with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, the Internet of Good Things, USAID and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

https://www.covid19parenting.com/

1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12

 A series of short videos (Less than 5 minutes each!) on a variety of skills that students (and everyone!) need to succeed. The clips talk about what the skill is, why it's so useful to have, and how to promote and practice it at home.

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/social-emotional-learning/

WhyTry.org: Parent Guide to Resilience

Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.The purpose of this Parent’s Guide is to help you increase resilience in yourself as well as in your children. 

https://resilienceguide.org/

Promoting Social and Emotional Learning at Home

Promoting SEL at Home is a series of brief and easy to use social and emotional learning (SEL) resources for parents, families, and caregivers to use at home. The ideas shared facilitate the development of SEL skills in children, from infancy through high school and are meant to be easily used at home.

http://info.apertureed.com/sel-at-home?utm_campaign=Newsletters&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=87959783&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8jPGqg1_ishzc9ezwf-T3j2ufoYPqlxMZNHHkSmT2zqVeQQUTevMiFZoee0G1dQQcVlkO0t3qCLrlKafBxrUTw5F-lttbLaje14BFs6kaekIyQgz8&_hsmi=87959783

Sample Schedules for the Virtual School Day

Free resource to schedules that you can download, modify, and print, to help keep things more predictable while you're at home with your kids. 

https://mommyhood101.com/daily-schedule-for-kids

Building Positive Conditions for Learning at Home

https://www.air.org/resource/building-positive-conditions-learning-home-strategies-and-resources-families-and-caregivers

Create a "Calm Down Corner" at home: 

https://thecounselingteacher.com/2020/05/diy-calm-down-corner-for-your-home.html

Special Needs:

Parent Network of Western New York

Parent Network of WNY is a not-for-profit agency that provides education and resources for families of individuals with special needs birth through adulthood.  

https://parentnetworkwny.org/ 

Covid-19 Resources:

Stress Relief During Covid-19 Pamphlet and Tips for Families with Kids

https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/6365f4da-115a-4d63-a7fa-96cf31874f55/downloads/caregivers_and_kids_california_surgeon_general.pdf?ver=1587511385944

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger. Helpful information from the CDC on how to cope.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Fmanaging-stress-anxiety.html

National Parent Teacher Association

Resources for families concerned about remote learning and stress and anxiety related to COVID-19

https://www.pta.org/home/family-resources/health/Emotional-Health

 National Association of School Psychologists

Information for parents on helping children cope with the changes resulting from COVID-19.

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/helping-children-cope-with-changes-resulting-from-covid-19