COVID-19 Supports for Families
Here are the latest updates for PIC families regarding PIC's closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Supports for families:
- Protect yourself financially from the impact of the coronavirus
Tips from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - During school closures, Kindergarten registration is ONLINE
- Tips for digital learning while Philly schools are closed (phila.gov)
- COVID-19 Toolkit for families
from Public Citizens for Children & Youth - Health and wellness tips for parents (phila.gov)
- Free, nutritious food during COVID-19 (phila.gov)
No ID or income eligibility required - How to Get Health Insurance
for you and your child from PCCY
Good Reads
- Be grateful for bored children (Community Playthings)
- Teach your kids to play on their own (NY Times)
- Mindfulness for children (NY Times)
- Why is my big kid acting like a toddler (NY Times)
Talking to Children about COVID-19
- Audrey Duck tells Dr. Susan Linn that "I'm Tired of the Virus"
(Defending the Early Years) - Dr. Susan Linn and Audrey Duck Talking about the Coronavirus for kids
(Defending the Early Years) - Piggy and Bunny and the Stay-at-Home Story
- Guidance for Supporting Children through COVID-19
from Defending the Early Years - Coronavirus Is a Big Word Social Story
(Conscious Discipline) - Shubert and Sophie Stay Home Social Story
(Conscious Discipline) - Time to Come in Bear
A video story for kids about staying at home right now. - Coping with COVID-19 from Sesame Street
- Tips for Families: Coronovirus (Zero to Three)
- CHOP Child Life Talking Points
- Talking To Children about the Coronavirus
- Talking to Kids about the Coronavirus
Advocacy and Voting
Useful information about COVID-19
- American Academy of Pediatrics Healthy Children website
- Center for Disease Control Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- World Health Organization
- PA Department of Health website
- City of Philadelphia website
- Updates and FAQs from Penn
- What Parents Need to Know About Coronavirus
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