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Parent Resources
During Laurel School@Home, we will continue to share relevant resources for our parents. Here, you will find not only informational resources about the COVID-19 pandemic, and parenting advice on how to help your children cope, but also about distance and online learning.
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Ann V. Klotz was Interviewed by Your Teen Media | March, 2020.
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Parenting Links
- NPR: 6 Tips For Homeschooling During Coronavirus: Life Kit
- New York Times: Schools Are Closing for Coronavirus. Now What?
- Washington Post: Perspective | Veteran Home-Schoolers Share Tips for Parents During Coronavirus Closures
- Lisa Damour for the New York Times: 5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus
- Lisa Damour's CBS Podcast with Dr. Tara Narula: What Kids Need to Know About the Coronavirus
- Harvard Health Blog: How to Talk to Children About the Coronavirus
- Child Mind Institute: Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus
- Center for Disease Control: Talking With Children About Coronavirus Disease 2019
- National Association of School Psychologists: Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - a Parent Resource
- KidsHealth: Coronavirus (COVID-19) - How to Talk to Your Child
- New York Times: Talking to Teens and Tweens About Coronavirus
- National Public Radio: Just For Kids - a Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus
- Food Resources
Grief Resources for Families, Children and Teens
Organizations (providing many resources, such as books, webinars, videos, and tip sheets)
- National Alliance for Grieving Children
- https://childrengrieve.org/about-us/news/208-covid-19
- https://indd.adobe.com/view/924b5436-fca0-4a15-901a-9233134766e4
- The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Articles
Books
- An online search about grief and bereavement will provide an exhaustive list of options so families can choose the books that best fit their needs; however, families may want to consider:
- Life is Like the Wind, by Shona Innes, a picture book that is appropriate for a wide range of ages
- The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages, by Leo Buscaglia
- Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas, and The Healing Your Grieving Heart Journal for Teens, both by Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D.
Counseling
- Cornerstone of Hope, a “nonprofit Comprehensive Bereavement Support Center serving Ohio,” offers individual (tele-)counseling and support groups, along with other resources: https://cornerstoneofhope.org/cleveland/
- For additional support and resources, please feel free to contact any of the psychologists on Laurel School’s mental health team:
- Ilissa Pearlman (iPearlman@LaurelSchool.org) Primary and Middle, as needed
- Lisa Damour (lDamour@LaurelSchool.org) Pre-primary, Grades 7-12
- Tori Cordiano (tCordiano@LaurelSchool.org) Grades 5-6 and Primary, as needed
- Kelly Bhatnagar (kBhatnagar@LaurelSchool.org) Upper School
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