Resources for Caregivers

Department of Psychiatry faculty share resources with helpful insight into how to help children and teens cope with uncertainty and overcome anxiety. 

Resources

Videos

• Helping Our Youth Manage Back-to-School Anxiety(link is external and opens in a new window)
• TedMed 2020 “How to Raise Kids Who Can Overcome Anxiety” — Anne Marie Albano, PhD(link is external and opens in a new window)
• New York Presbyterian Youth Anxiety Center Webinar Series: Pandemic Parenting(link is external and opens in a new window)

Tip Sheets

• Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health “Tips for Supporting Teens’ Mental Health This Fall”
  • English(link is external and opens in a new window)
  • Spanish(link is external and opens in a new window)

Websites

• Center for Disease Control: Return to School Guidelines(link is external and opens in a new window)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS): Emotions and Self-Awareness(link is external and opens in a new window)
• Worry Wise Kids: Information for caregivers about childhood anxiety(link is external and opens in a new window)
• Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies – Therapist Directory(link is external and opens in a new window)

Blog Posts

• Easing Back-to-School Anxiety in the COVID Era — Alyssa Ames-Sikora, PhD
• “How Can I Help My Child Cope with Back-to-School Anxiety?” — John Piacentini, PhD, ABPP(link is external and opens in a new window)
• “The Return to School: Tips for Parents of Anxious Children” — Allison Winik, PhD(link is external and opens in a new window)

Additional Resources for Supporting Children and Family

Many of us are experiencing new parenting challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including talking with children about COVID-19, maintaining daily structure, overseeing homeschooling, and keeping our children healthy and safe. As healthcare providers, it can be particularly difficult to balance these parenting tasks with increasing work demands and pressures. The resources below are provided to support parents during this difficult time.

General Parenting Tips

• Tips for Parents on Coping with COVID
  Lauren Hoffman & Steve Mazza
• 5 Flawless Parenting Tips for Coping with Change: COVID-19(link is external and opens in a new window)
  The Flawless Foundation
• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)(link is external and opens in a new window)
  National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Being Good Enough Right Now is OK(link is external and opens in a new window)
  Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
• Coping with Corona Virus Related Challenges Webinar(link is external and opens in a new window)
  Webinar with Dr. Anne Marie Albano
• Supporting Families of Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID-19(link is external and opens in a new window) 
  CSTS
• Doing what matters in times of stress: an illustrated guide(link is external and opens in a new window)
  WHO

Talking with Your Child About Coronavirus

• Talking with Children About Coronavirus
  CUIMC Today
• How to Talk to Your Anxious Child or Teen About Coronavirus(link is external and opens in a new window)
  ADAA
• COVID-19 Coloring Book for Young Children (English, Spanish, other languages)(link is external and opens in a new window)
  Manuela Molina
• Explaining Death to Children Webinar(link is external and opens in a new window)
  Webinar with Dr. Anne Marie Albano
• Support Grieving Children and Teens during the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis(link is external and opens in a new window)
  The Dougy Center

Homeschooling

• Media Habits During COVID-19: Children & Teens on Screens in Quarantine(link is external and opens in a new window) 
  AACAP
• Comic: How to Turn Your Home into a School without Losing Your Sanity(link is external and opens in a new window) 
  NPR
• Suddenly Homeschooling(link is external and opens in a new window) 
• Audible Kids(link is external and opens in a new window)
• Virtual Field Trips(link is external and opens in a new window)