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Family Support During Crisis

COVID-19 Resources

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Faculty and staff from across the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute have partnered to provide a series of videos that offer practical tips and tools for families during this time of change and stress related to COVID-19.

Accessibility: Each video includes captioning -- simply click on the closed captioning (CC) button at the bottom of the video.

Additional information is also available on our COVID-19 Resources page.

	Planning and Keeping Reasonable Schedules Video Link (6:21) Patricia Zemantic, Ph.D., BCBA-D Dr. Zemantic's video provides strategies for planning and keeping schedules, including practical tools to support implementing schedules at home. Visual Resources: Getting dressed Getting ready for school (A) \| Getting ready for school (B) Taking a bath Bedtime routine (boy) \| Bedtime routine (girl)
	Reducing Family Stress and Increasing Coping Video Link (11:55) Mindy Chadwell, Ph.D., BCBA Dr. Chadwell provides information on typical stress responses in children and families and offers practical strategies to reduce stress and promote mental wellness.
	Avoiding Challenging Behavior Video Link (16:35) Billie J. Retzlaff, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LMHP Dr. Retzlaff offers tips on how to avoid problem behavior and teaches families how to respond if problem behaviors do show up.
	Talking to Young Children about COVID-19 Video Link (13:23) Whitney Strong-Bak, Ph.D. Dr. Strong-Bak’s video offers families strategies to explain the current public health crisis in child-friendly ways, and provides resources and information to help young kids cope.
	Practical Tips for Mealtime Video Link (4:33) Laura Phipps, EdS, BCBA This video provides recommendations on how to maintain practical mealtime routines at home. Hosted by Laura Phipps, Munroe-Meyer Institute iCASD Pediatric Feeding Disorders Department.