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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Plataforma de Infancia: España,

Esta página de Plataforma de Infancia presenta una selección de los artículos o recursos educativos que han identificado hasta ahora y que pueden facilitar la tarea de hablar con niñas y niños sobre el coronavirus y resolver sus dudas.

Save the Children Italy,

Save the Children Italy has launched an extraordinary intervention program for children and adolescents involved in their projects. The program aims to be a valid support for vulnerable minors and their families. 

National Association of School Psychologists and National Association of School Nurses,

Este recurso proporciona orientación específica a los padres sobre cómo hablar con los niños y ayudarlos a comprender la crisis de COVID-19.

National Association of School Psychologists and National Association of School Nurses,

This resource provides specific guidance to parents on how to talk to children about, and help them understand, the COVID-19 crisis.

Malaka Gharib - NPR,

This comic is based on a radio story that NPR education reporter Cory Turner did. He asked some experts what kids might want to know about the new coronavirus discovered in China.

IFRC, UNICEF, and WHO,

This guide from IFRC, UNICEF and the World Health Organization offers some tips on how to address and avoid compounding, social stigma in light of 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.

Early Childhood Workforce Initiative,

In line with principles outlined by the Early Childhood Development Action Network and the International Task Force for Teachers for Education 2030, the following are five key actions that governments, civil society organizations, and funding agencies must take to support the early childhood workforce to ensure continuity and quality in efforts to promote nurturing care.