New UArizona toolkit to teach kids about coronavirus

The University of Arizona Public Health Department created a new online toolkit to guide parents on teaching their children about coronavirus.

READS& .ITS A WORD YOU MAYHAVE HEARD AT SCHOOL OR ONLINEOR ON T.V.

& CORONA VIRUS./PROBABLY NOT A TOPIC YOUDTHINK TO SEE DISPLAYED WITHFUN COLORS AND CRAZY DESIGNS&BUT THIS IS WHAT THEUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GOT FROMNPR AS PART OF THEIR NEWONLINE TOOLKIT TO HELP PARENTSTEACH KIDS ABOUT THIS NEWPANDEMIC.

.MY DAUGHTER CAMEHOME FROM SCHOOL AND HAD ACOLD AND IT WAS A PRETTYMISERABLE COLD, SHE WAS PRETTYUNHAPPY AND SHE ASKED ME IFSHE HAD CORONA VIRUS AND WASGOING TO DIE./ (11) THIS ISTRISHA HAYNES THE CREATORBEHIND THE TOOL KIT.

SHE SAYSHER DAUGHTERS FEAR MADE HERTHINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS WASNEEDED FOR ALL PARENTS THE KITINCLUDES COMMON PHRASES WEHEAR LIKE SOCIAL DISTANCINGAND WASH YOUR HANDS BUT IN AUNIQUE WAY.

.ONE OF THE THINGSTHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO BEAFFECTIVE IN MAKING CHANGE ISTHAT WHEN THEY CATCH THEIRKIDS IN THE ACT OF YA KNOWSNEEZING INTO THEIR ARM, THEYCAN REINFORCE THERE KID BYSAYING GREAT JOB YOU REALLYDID THAT GREAT./ THEUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PUBLICHEALTH DEPARTMENT WORKED ONTHIS IN A TEAM OF ABOUT 14PEOPLE MOSTLY VOLUNTEERS ANDSOME EVEN STUDENTS.

.THERE ISA LOT OF NEWS AND A LOT OFINFORMATION OUT THERE BUTTRYING TO FIND WAYS TOAPPROBIATLY COMMUNICATE WHATSHAPPENING TO YOUR CHILDREN ANDBEING ABLE TO HAVE THOSECONVERSATIONS./ (8) TRISHASAYS THIS VIRUS IS CHANGINGEVERYDAY& AND EVEN THOUGH ITSNORMAL TO FEEL ANXIETY ITSIMPORTANT TO REMEMBER TO TALKTO YOUR KIDS IN A CALMHONEST WAY SO WE CAN ALL GETTHROUGH THIS TOGETHER.

VVKGUN9 OYS.THIS TOOLKIT IS LAUNCHED ONTHE U OF AS PUBLIC HEALTHSWEBSITE.

YOU CAN FIND THATLINK ON OUR WEBSITEKGUN9.COM.