How to talk to your child about Covid-19


Children take their cues from their parents so it is crucial that parents take care of their own mental and emotional well-being in these trying times. Photos: 123rf

Being able to wake up late, stay home and play with her dolls all day, was a treat for nine-year-old Lauren Cho initially. No school? No problem.

But the reality of the movement control order (MCO) - having to stay away from school and her friends indefinitely, being unable to go out for meals with her family or go to the playground in the evenings - eventually hit Lauren hard and the little girl broke down.

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