Episode 08

Kids and the Pandemic

In this episode, Todd Krieger, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s Senior Director of Planning, and Julie Fisher, M.Ed., author of The Resiliency Puzzle, discuss how to support children with managing their stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Julie suggests tools to promote resiliency in kids such as maintaining routines and practicing mindfulness and gratitude. Thank you to the Alfred and Bernice Deutsch Millennium Fund for their generous support of this podcast.

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Source: Child Mind Institute