A couple from Uttar Pradesh, India named their son “Sanitiser” earlier this month. The parents said they wanted to remind people to keep their hands clean amid the coronavirus pandemic,according to the Deccan Herald. Another couple from India named their twins, Corona and Covid, last month to signify the hardships […]

Skylar Herbert, a 5-year-old girl from Detroit, Michigan, died on Sunday from complications related to the coronavirus. After testing positive for the disease, Skylar developed a rare form of meningitis and brain swelling, according to The Detroit News. Deaths in children from the coronavirus remain rare. Children represent 2% of […]

Sesame Workshop released a special called “Sesame Street: Elmo’s Playdate” on Tuesday. The half-hour special took the form of the video conference as Elmo and his friends figure out new ways to play together. Along with “Sesame Street” favourites like Cookie Monster and Grover, Anne Hathaway, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Tracee […]

A CDC study of more than 2,500 children with COVID-19 found that they developed fever, cough, or shortness of breath less often than adults. Infants with COVID-19 have been hospitalized more often than older children. One expert said that could be because their immune responses haven’t developed enough. Of the […]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, schools across the country have temporarily closed and many teachers are now instructing their students remotely, using meeting apps. While teachers are doing their best to adjust to the new education platform, many instructors say nothing can replace face-to-face learning. This was the case in […]

A number of celebrities are entertaining children online who are home from school due to the coronavirus pandemic. Country star icon Dolly Parton is one of them and she’ll be reading bedtime stories to children every Thursday for 10 weeks. The videos will be available on Imagination Library’s YouTube channel […]

School closures due to the coronavirus pandemic have affected nearly 30 million US children. Actor B.J. Novak, star of “The Office,” is reading his 2014 bestselling children’s book, “The Book With No Pictures,” to kids who are learning from home during the pandemic. The reading, which is part of a […]

Robert Kelly, a political analyst, became known as “BBC Dad” in 2017 after his two children interrupted a live television interview at his home office. Kelly returned to the network Thursday – with his wife and kids- to discuss the challenges he’s now facing while working from home during the […]

Schools across the US have closed temporarily to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, leaving about 30 million children to learn from home. Many parents say that it’s unrealistic to be expected to balance working, managing the home, and also educating their children. Christine Tyler, a middle school teacher, […]

Due to restrictions related to the coronavirus, Olivia Grace Williamson of Elgin, Illinois, couldn’t have a party for her 5th birthday on Friday. To lift her daughter’s spirits, Jennifer Schneff Williamson planned a “parade,” where about 200 friends, family, and neighbours drove by the family’s home in their cars with […]

As daily life grinds to a halt, divorced couples with children must re-evaluate custody arrangements for safety and decide what level of precautions to take with their children. Divorced parents say they have had to have conversations with their exes about hand-washing and social distancing. Relationship therapists say patience is […]

A peer-reviewed study on 2,000 children who contracted COVID-19 in China found 4% showed no symptoms, and half had mild symptoms, and therefore play a role in coronavirus spread. The researchers found that 6% of children developed severe or critical infections, and one 14-year-old boy died. Severe or critical infections […]

As the coronavirus continues to spread, officials are urging people to stay home as much as possible, and to limit social interactions. But many parents with young children say the guidelines aren’t clear enough, and they aren’t sure, for example, if it’s still OK to have playdates or have a […]

As the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, and within the US, centres that offer classes for children are taking extra precautions to sanitize their facilities and equipment. In general, play spaces are “Petri plates” for infection, since children tend to not wash their hands thoroughly and may not always cover […]

The novel coronavirus has spread to at least 48 countries and has infected more than 82,000 people. The US currently has 60 cases of coronavirus and public health officials warned on Tuesday that the outbreak could lead to a “severe” disruption of life in the US. Constant exposure to updates […]

Amy Ettinger is a parent who lives 70 miles south of San Francisco, which declared a state of emergency this week as it braces for a coronavirus outbreak (though there have been zero confirmed cases there so far). Talking to children about the spreading virus is tricky, she writes, because […]