Family Well-being at Home

Local Resources

Stay updated with information about COVID-19 from Children’s Mercy. En español.
Children’s Mercy also has helpful tips from experts on how to talk to kids about COVID-19.
Project Send Love is linking generations together through letter writing from Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Missouri PTA has a list of educational resources for families during school closures.
KC Healthy Kids has a list of COVID-19 updates, along with mindfulness and self-care resources.

Tips for Parents

Tips from Children’s Mercy on how to talk to your teenager, and help them cope with missing activities during the pandemic.
Additional tips from Children’s Mercy’s Parent-ish with ideas to invigorate your kids’ social-distancing routine.
Strategies for single parenting during the COVID-19. En español.
A webinar recording on methods to help families meet the demands of distance learning for their children. NEW
Working and Learning from Home: tips to help your family cope with the “new normal” from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Positive Parenting & COVID-19: 10 tips to help keep the calm at home.
Downloadable parenting tips to encourage healthy lifestyles and behaviors during COVID-19 from the World Health Organization.
How to manager anger and frustration as a parent during COVD-19.
Parent tips for making space to work out with kids around. NEW

Caring for Each Other

A Parent/Caregiver Guide to help families cope with COVID-19.
A step-by-step guide to create a family self-care plan. NEW
Sesame Street has some suggestions on how to handle health emergencies.
Sesame Street also has some fun ideas to help your family find ways to breathe, laugh, and play together.
Walkabouts describes how active learning activities can encourage children to enhance their own self-awareness skills.
The “My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19!” children’s book explains how children can protect themselves, their families and friends from coronavirus. En español.

Dealing with Stress

Mental Health information, tools and resources to use during COVID-19.
Coping With COVID is an illustrated short story for children that explains the pandemic and offers encouragement. En español.
Seattle Children’s Hospital developed 4 science-backed strategies to build resilience during COVID-19.
A guide to teach kids how to use mindfulness and journaling to manage anxiety and stress. NEW
A PDF with information on how to help homebound children during a pandemic, from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress.
Five helpful responses for families dealing with stress during COVID-19. En español.
Sesame Street has activities that help young children manage their emotions, add playful learning activities to daily routines, and get some healthy exercise.
Guidance from the CDC on how to handle stress and coping at home and in your community.
Resources for parents balancing work, child care, and self-care.
Tips for parents on dealing with anxiety and how to manage it during COVID-19.
Tips to manage stress and take time for self-care during COVID-19. En español.
A short read for parents about how to stay focused and embrace the challenge of COVID-19.
Resources to help with managing stress.
Ways that parents can manage emotional responses during stressful times.

Special Needs

Little Puddins, The Autism Educator created a Coronavirus Social Narrative to help alleviate fears and anxiety many children may be experiencing at this time.
How to help children with attention problems navigate remote learning. NEW

Please check back later for more Fit-Tastic! at Home resources as we continue to update this list!

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