Support Resources for Parents and Caregivers

Working from home during the COVID crisis while providing care for a child, or an adult family member, or remote learning support is no small feat. Parents and caregivers are juggling many demands on their time and energy with little respite. We offer resources, tips and suggestions for supporting your family during this disruptive time. 

COVID Testing, Prevention and Care

Stanford pediatrician answers COVID vaccine questions

Transitioning Back to School

• Helping young children transition back to school? Review CDC guidelines and tips
• Explore the back to school tips to rethink normal for the 2021 school year from Challenge Success
• Listen to tips on how to keep kids as safe as possible during a return to school

Supporting Your Child’s Remote Learning

• Find tips for creating a space for learning at home
• Find ideas to manage screen time during the Coronavirus pandemic
• Find questions to consider when communicating with your child's teacher
• Learn tips for creating routines, schedules and rituals
• Find ways to manage uncertainty in COVID times
• Upgrade your home lessons with tips from Stanford educational scholar Denise Pope
• Explore tips to survive distance learning
• View Bright Horizons family resources for life at home
• Worried your kid is falling behind? Find out how to set them up for success
• My child doesn't like remote learning? Find tips to support remote learning

Supporting Your Child's Mental and Emotional Health

• Explore SAHM's many mental health resources for adolescents and young adults
• Preparing your child to return to in-person school? Explore these tips
• Find simple and practical tips for supporting your child's emotional health
• Help your child adjust and build resilence in unpredictable times
• Find tips for nurturing and protecting your children at home and supporting families

Working From Home With Kids 

• Find activities and camps for summer 2022
• Learn how to communicate expectations with your child about your work schedule
• Find ways to set up your remote-work schedule for success
• Schools closed? Find ways to create a new home routine
• Dual career household? Find guidance on how to managing career and carework during disruptions
• Working from home with kids? Make it work with these five tips

Connecting During the Pandemic 

• Learn tips to combate loneliness and find connection
• Find tips on how to make decisions if you're vaccinated but your kids are not
• Learn about how to approach the COVID mental health transition
• Use technology to practice "distant socializing"
• Find practical tips to nurture relationships during the pandemic
• Teaching children empathy during challenging times

Eldercare Resources and Support 

• Explore Stanford’s Eldercare benefits
• Discover innovations for caregivers with Stanford's Center for Longevity
• Join Avenidas Care Forum for monthly caregiving workshops for families
• COVID elder care decision making for families
• Find safety tips to increase safety at home and away from home
• Learn how seniors can stay physically and mentally healthy while COVID-19 has them stuck at home
• Watch the Avenidas webinar on family mediation techniques for difficult conversations
• Find remote resources for seniors at Avenidas Without Walls
• Find tips to talk with your older parent about COVID-19
• Explore tips to balancing work and elder care
• Learn how to stay virtually connected with loved ones
• Find questions to consider before moving a parent into assisted living during COVID-19