Child Development and COVID-19

This section includes resources for promoting nurturing care and positive development for children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources include those that offer guidance for parents and caregivers who are caring for children during lockdowns and quarantines who do not have access to schools and other services.

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Save the Children,

This webpage from Save the Children features answers to frequently asked questions about the coronavirus, as well as advice for talking to your children about the situation.

Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE),

The resources on this webpage have been collected to support the provision of education in places affected by COVID-19.

Children's Trust Fund Alliance,

The Children's Trust Fund Alliance has compiled what they are hearing from parents in the U.S. and some of the creative and flexible responses that their members have been implementing into this document.

Early Childhood Development Action Network,

This page from the Early Childhood Development Action Network website provides a list of resources on caring for children during the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed at parents, early childhood workers, educators, administrators, child protection practitioners and others.

Be Strong Families,

This webpage from Be Strong Families features resources for families during the COVID-19 crisis.

Save the Children,

On this webpage, Save the Children shares drama-based relaxation exercises that are part of their global Healing and Education through the Arts (HEART) program for children living in stressful situations.

ISPCAN,

On this webpage, ISPCAN has gathered resources on how to navigate through the COVID 19 pandemic.

World Health Organization, UNICEF, End Violence, Internet of Good Things, Parenting for Lifelong Health, USAID, UKRI GCRF Accelerating Achievement for Africa’s Adolescents Hub, and the Centers for Disease Control,

To help parents interact constructively with their children during this time of confinement, these six one-page tips for parents cover planning one-on-one time, staying positive, creating a daily routine, avoiding bad behaviour, managing stress, and talking about COVID-19. 

Center for the Study of Social Policy,

The U.S. Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) is working to create resources designed to give a voice to children, youth, and families at most risk during the COVID-19 crisis. This clearinghouse is a collection of all of their resources to date.

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University,

Esta infografía explica los conceptos básicos de lo que es COVID-19 y lo que puede significar para los niveles de estrés en niños como en adultos que los cuidan.