The Government have provided guidance and information for people under the age of 25 who are providing care for someone during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Please click the link below which includes an easy read option:

Healthier together and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have put together a useful guide for parents. 

Coronavirus can be difficult to explain to children especially if their routine is disrupted by school closures. A free book has been published by a team including the Gruffalo illustrator explaining coronavirus to young children. Click the image below to download a PDF version.

We've also collated further information which we hope will be useful for Young Carers, Parents Carers and those now home-schooling. This covers topics such as supporting with anxieties or simply keeping kids entertained.

• Websites for Young People and Children at Home
  
• Online Safety and useful Tips & Links for those with Children at Home 
• Managing Feelings of Uncertainty - Corona Virus - Northamptonshire Educational Psychology Service Guidance to Schools
• Small Paul 
• Five Top Tips!
• Talking to children about Coronavirus
• Chatterpacks: List of links, includes a few live webcam streams from zoos and aquariums, online learning and lots of other links too.
• Using Makaton and symbols explaining coronavirus 
• Supporting children and young people to manage worries and anxieties
• Tools for raising extraordinary children e.g. social story about social distancing learning, hand washing visuals, and loads more.
• Social story about wearing a mask