Talking to Your Kids About COVID19 (feat. Kristin Canavera from St. Jude) S3E21

Published: May 16, 2020, 1 p.m.

b'If you\\u2019re a parent who\\u2019s trying to discuss COVID19 with your children, this show is definitely for you. Kristin Canavera is a child psychologist at St. Jude Children\\u2019s Research Hospital and she\\u2019s on the pod today to discuss the St. Jude COVID19 resource kits for kids, tweens, adolescents, and parents. These are free downloadable resource kits and can be found at the link below.\\nWe discuss talking to kids about COVID19 in a way that\\u2019s developmentally appropriate.\\nPlease take a listen and pass this along because COVID19 is here and it isn\\u2019t going away anytime soon. I know that\\u2019s scary but it\\u2019s very important to deal with the facts and St. Jude is here to help us talk with our kids about COVID19.\\nYou can find Kristin:\\xa0https://www.stjude.org/directory/c/kristin-canavera.html\\nSt. Jude COVID19 Resource Kits:\\xa0https://together.stjude.org/en-us/care-support/talking-about-coronavirus-covid-19.html\\nSt.\\xa0Jude\\xa0Children\\u2019s Research Hospital\\xa0is leading the way the world understands, treats, and cures childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children.\\xa0St.\\xa0Jude\\xa0is ranked the No. 1 pediatric cancer hospital by U.S. News & World Report. Treatments developed at\\xa0St.\\xa0Jude\\xa0have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago.\\xa0St.\\xa0Jude\\xa0freely shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at\\xa0St.\\xa0Jude\\xa0means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands of more children. Families never receive a bill from\\xa0St.\\xa0Jude\\xa0for treatment, travel, housing, and food \\u2014 because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.\\nDonate to St. Jude Children\\u2019s Research Hospital:\\xa0https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?sc_icid=header-btn-donate-now\\nSupport This Podcast\\nYou can find me:\\xa0theautismdad.com\\nTwitter:\\xa0https://twitter.com/theautismdad\\nIMPORTANT COVID19 INFORMATION\\nI wanted to provide you with a list of reliable sources for information regarding COVID19. Facts, science medicine and accurate, truthful information matter now more than ever. These are some of the people and medical facilities that I trust and rely on for information about this pandemic. Please give them a follow.\\nDr. Tara C. Smith\\nProfessor, infectious disease epidemiologist\\nTwitter:\\xa0twitter.com/aetiology\\nWebsite:\\xa0aracsmith.com\\nCleveland Clinic\\nTwitter:\\xa0twitter.com/clevelandclinic\\nWebsite:\\xa0clevelandclinic.org\\nMayo Clinic\\nTwitter:twitter.com/mayoclinic\\nWebsite:\\xa0mayoclinic.org\\nCDC\\nTwitter:\\xa0twitter.com/cdcgov\\nWebsite:\\xa0cdc.gov\\nThis episode is sponsored by Mightier. Mightier is an amazing program out of Harvard Medical and Boston Children\\u2019s. It uses video games to teach kids to emotionally self-regulate. Visit\\xa0theautismdad.com/mightier\\xa0and find out more information, including how to get a free 30-day trial.\\nThis episode is brought to you by AngelSense. Wandering is a huge problem in the Autism community and it\\u2019s reached epidemic levels. AngelSense is working to save the lives of Autistic kids who wander, by empowering parents with GPS tracking tools that help them to immediately intervene should an episode of elopement occur. Visit\\xa0angelsense.com\\xa0for more information.\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\\nMentioned in this episode:\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'