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Talking to kids about COVID-19

This may be an upsetting time for children. They may wonder why people are staying home and why they can’t go to school or play with friends. You can help them understand what’s going on and help them feel safe. Here are some tips for how to talk to children about the COVID-19 outbreak.

Give them the facts.

Keep the information simple and reassuring. Gear the information to your child’s age. Here are some basics you could share:

Viruses are germs that can make people sick. Right now there’s a new virus going around. It’s called COVID-19. That’s short for “coronavirus 2019.”

This virus is making a lot of people sick. Many of them probably won’t feel too bad. But some people do get very sick. That’s why we need to be careful. We don’t want to get sick, and we don’t want to make other people sick.

Experts are studying the virus and learning more every day. That’s why things are changing, like whether schools are closed. It may be confusing, but those changes are meant to help us stay safe.

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