Be truthful in answering children

Children can worry about many things and it can be hard to help them through difficult times.  General guidelines for answering children’s questions include:

1. Find out what they think they know about the issue before answering.
2. Avoid telling children how they should feel (e.g. don’t worry about that).
3. Keep your answers simple and appropriate to your child’s age.
4. Get your information from reliable sources (e.g. https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/coronavirus).
5. If you don’t know the answer, offer to try to find it out for them.
6. Don’t make promises you can’t keep (e.g. things will be back to normal by your birthday).

For more information, please visit:

 https://www.triplep-parenting.net.au/qld-uken/special-editions/positive-parenting-during-covid-19-queensland/#!/keep-kids-calm-and-optimistic

https://www.triplep-parenting.net.au/au-uken/get-started/parenting-during-covid-19/