Education & Child Care

Part of sheltering in place means that we are are wearing many hats today. Two of the hardest are becoming our children’s teacher and round the clock child care. This is hard for both parent and child as it breaks down the “normal” system that we have come to rely on. We have compiled a list of resources that will help you and your child cope with your new norm in regards to schooling and child care.

• Louisiana Department of Education: Strong Start 2020: Louisiana’s Plan 
• Department Provides Resources to School Systems to Ensure Strong Start for Every Student 
• Helping School Age Children with Traumatic Grief for Caregivers. This tip sheet provides information about the traumatic grief that Children and Youth DBHIS may experience after a disaster or other traumatic event. It explains that school-age children my experience traumatic grief differently from adults and suggests tips for parents and caregivers to support them in moving through and coping with grief.
• Teachers Helping Students: Listening and Talking. The magnitude of death and destruction in this event require special attention to communicating with children and adolescents. Physical safety and security always take priority.  School is an important normalizing experience for children and adolescents. It is difficult to predict the kinds of psychological problems that children and adolescents will have; however, the following management plan may help minimize later difficulties
• Keeping Children Healthy While School’s Out