Coronavirus (COVID-19): Staying Well Informed

There is a ton of information about the coronavirus and COVID-19 on the Internet, and it can become confusing. Here are links to official sources that will allow you to remain well informed. We also offer you additional readings on the coronavirus and how it affects families and children.

Updated on October 26, 2020

Naître et grandir

• COVID-19: caring for a quarantined child
• School: how important is homework during a pandemic?
• COVID-19: coming home with a newborn
• What are the effects of COVID-19 on the habits of children?
• End of the quarantine: returning to a normal amount of screen time
• COVID-19 and the medical care of a child: what you need to know
• Preparing your child for kindergarten during a pandemic
• COVID-19: Preparing the Return to Daycare
• COVID-19: Managing your stress level while you are pregnant
• COVID-19: How to explain the death of a loved one to a child?
• COVID-19: Facts about pregnancy monitoring and childbirth
• COVID-19 and Breastfeeding: 5 questions answered

Official Sources

Government of Québec

• Self-care Guide – COVID-19
• Together, let’s protect our children
• Educational childcare services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Preschools and elementary and secondary schools in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Safety measures for workers and children in elementary schools and daycare services during COVID-19
• Questions and answers on education and families during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Staying at home means saving lives
• Information for parents of children age 0 to 17 – coronavirus (COVID-19)
• My child is worried about the pandemic. What can I do to provide support?
• Support Payments During the Pandemic
• Stress, Anxiety and Depression Associated With the Coronavirus COVID-19 Disease
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Québec
• Answers to questions about Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Government of Canada

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Santé Montréal

• Coronavirus COVID-19
• Adjusting to measures used to fight COVID-19 - Organizing teleworking or telecommuting
• Adjusting to measures used to fight COVID-19 - Coaching children at home
• Adjusting to measures used to fight COVID-19 - Stay informed
• Adjusting to measures used to fight COVID-19 - Easing tension at home

Canadian Paediatric Society

• Supporting youth with anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic
• When your child has ADHD: Coping during a Pandemic
• Hand sanitizers: Promoting safe use by children
• Parenting during COVID-19: A new frontier
• How can we talk to kids about COVID-19? Be “realistically reassuring”
• COVID-19 and your child

CHU Sainte-Justine

• COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Montreal Children’s Hospital

• How to support kids’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Association des médecins psychiatres du Québec

• Tips for maintaining your mental health during your quarantine

Educaloi

• COVID-19: answers to your questions

Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (Occupational Health and Safety)

• Questions and answers – COVID-19

Elsewhere on the web

• My Hero is You. How kids can fight COVID-19! (UNESCO - Book aimed primarily at children aged 6-11 years old)
• COVID-19 (AboutKidsHealth)
• How to talk to your child about COVID-19 (AboutKidsHealth)
• Lessons from ice storm for pregnant women: Stay positive, McGill researcher says (Montreal Gazette)
• Coronavirus: 5 tips for navigating children’s screen time during social distancing (The Conversation)
• 3 smart ways to use screen time while coronavirus keeps kids at home (The Conversation)
• Pregnant in a time of coronavirus – the changing risks and what you need to know (The Conversation)
• Coronavirus: just letting children play will help them, and their parents, cope (The Conversation)
• 4 ways to help kids relax as the coronavirus upends everyday life (The Conversation)

By the Naître et grandir team

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