Newsviews: Helping your kids cope with the COVID-19 pandemic

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois' stay-at-home order has been extended through May, schools are closed and kids are e-learning.

Families are trying to settle into a new reality caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is difficult on everyone; here's how to help your kids cope.

But how do parents juggle the needs of their children while dealing with their own concerns about their finances, the future and when things might get better?

Here to tackle these issues is Dr. Colleen Cicchetti, a child psychologist and the executive director of the Center for Childhood Resilience at Lurie Children's Hospital.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is difficult on everyone; here's how to help your kids cope.

For more information, visit childhoodresilience.org/resources-1.