University of Michigan’s Zero to Thrive perinatal and early childhood initiative has released a coloring book to help children with their feelings during the coronavirus pandemic.
For many young children, the pandemic can be difficult to understand, say Zero to Thrive’s leaders who are experts in the fields of psychiatry and social work.
“In the absence of concrete explanations, in words they can understand, children can often imagine the worst, and blame themselves for the changes they are experiencing,” the group said in a statement.
In response, the team created a coloring book titled “Georgie and the Giant Germ” to foster healthy conversations about COVID-19 and to provide children with a tool for expressing and processing their concerns.
Download the book here. Families are invited to post children’s colored versions of “Georgie and the Giant Germ” and original artworks related to home isolation to the Tender Press Books Facebook Page.