DIY Classes for Kids

• Grandparents' Academy
Coronavirus doesn't make elders expendable or children less needy. Connect these two generations––conscript the grandparents as teachers. Pool children from the neighborhood and form an online school with their grandparents.

Coronavirus and Toddlers

• Talking to Toddlers About Corona
It's important to confine your answer to the toddler's questions––and not your fears. Preschoolers live in the here-and-now and coronavirus is a momentary inconvenience (to them). Don't share adult worries by over-answering.

How to Talk About the Coronavirus

• Virus Talk Tips Tailored for Age
It starts with being aware of developmental stages, anticipating how a child might be processing what s/he is hearing, and being ready with responses that are both honest and age-appropriate.

Keep Kids Busy (and Learning) in Quarantine

• Facilitate Active, Engaged Learning
It may be tempting to hand over an iPhone or iPad or but the younger the child, the worse this is for their language and cognitive development.

Location Trackers for Kids

• Digital Tethers Harm Children
Assuaging parental fears poses risk to a child's social and emotional development–– and it isn’t just about threats to autonomy; it’s also about the anxiety it can instill.

There's No Such Thing as a 'Sugar High'

• Sugar Doesn't Affect Children's Behavior
Investigations have thoroughly refuted this myth. But even though cutting down on sugar will not affect children’s behavior, it helps protect them against obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.