Calming Your Child During Crisis_COVID Stress_Home Isolation_Dr Calm_Dr Kiran Dintyala

Foreign. Hello, this is Dr. Kiran Dintiala aka Dr. Khan. I want to share with you what you could do as a parent to alleviate your child's anxiety during this pandemic. First note that Covid is predominantly seen in adults. Children are minimally affected and may have only mild symptoms. Ask your children to take necessary precautions as you do. Lead them by example. If your child gets anxious, explain them in simple terms what's going on with COVID Explain that a majority of people, more than 95% recover. Reassure them that everything will be alright. Control your own anxiety. Do whatever that is needed to help yourself. Calm down. If you can calm down, you can calm down your child. Children, follow what you do, not so much what you say. Distract your children and yourself from the negativity seen on TV and social media. Watch feel good movies today together. Spend family time. Read an inspirational story. Make sure you as your children sleep well. That boosts your immunity. Thank you. And stay calm.