Child Development and COVID-19

This section includes resources for promoting nurturing care and positive development for children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources include those that offer guidance for parents and caregivers who are caring for children during lockdowns and quarantines who do not have access to schools and other services.

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Early Childhood Development Action Network,

This page from the Early Childhood Development Action Network website provides a list of resources on caring for children during the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed at parents, early childhood workers, educators, administrators, child protection practitioners and others.

Be Strong Families,

This webpage from Be Strong Families features resources for families during the COVID-19 crisis.

Save the Children,

On this webpage, Save the Children shares drama-based relaxation exercises that are part of their global Healing and Education through the Arts (HEART) program for children living in stressful situations.

ISPCAN,

On this webpage, ISPCAN has gathered resources on how to navigate through the COVID 19 pandemic.

World Health Organization, UNICEF, End Violence, Internet of Good Things, Parenting for Lifelong Health, USAID, UKRI GCRF Accelerating Achievement for Africa’s Adolescents Hub, and the Centers for Disease Control,

To help parents interact constructively with their children during this time of confinement, these six one-page tips for parents cover planning one-on-one time, staying positive, creating a daily routine, avoiding bad behaviour, managing stress, and talking about COVID-19. 

Center for the Study of Social Policy,

The U.S. Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) is working to create resources designed to give a voice to children, youth, and families at most risk during the COVID-19 crisis. This clearinghouse is a collection of all of their resources to date.

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University,

Esta infografía explica los conceptos básicos de lo que es COVID-19 y lo que puede significar para los niveles de estrés en niños como en adultos que los cuidan.

Early Childhood Workforce Initiative,

In line with principles outlined by the Early Childhood Development Action Network and the International Task Force for Teachers for Education 2030, the following are five key actions that governments, civil society organizations, and funding agencies must take to support the early childhood workforce to ensure continuity and quality in efforts to promote nurturing care.

Save the Children,

Este documento de Save the Children presenta a los padres, las escuelas y las comunidades herramientas y consejos sobre el coronavirus (COVID-19) y los niños en los que puede confiar.

UNICEF,

This article from UNICEF offers seven ways employers can support parents working to care for themselves, their children and their families during the COVID-19 outbreak.