Video & Podcasts
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How to Talk to Your Kids about the Ukraine Crisis
In Goodable's first YouTube Live session, Dr. Dillon Browne discusses recommended ways in which parents can speak to their children about the war and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and how to look for signs that your child might be struggling at this time.
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Beyond the Bulletin Podcast: Back-to-School Stress, COVID Testing, WeChat
Returning to school can be stressful anyway, but the pandemic probably means there is a lot more anxiety for parents and their kids. Dr. Dillon Browne has some coping advice that can help adults and children.
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Children of the pandemic: How will kids be shaped by the coronavirus crisis?
Dr. Dillon Browne and other researchers were contacted by Science Magazine to discuss how children will be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss hopeful futures for childhood education and actions we can take for resilience.
Community Presentations
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"Won't somebody please think of the parents?!"
Dr. Browne discusses psychological and familial challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Erin Mills Connects Community Forum.
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The Importance of Family Conversations: Talking to Children About Current Global Events
Wondering how to talk to kids about current global events? Join Dr. Dillon Browne as he offers strategies to talk to children about complicated and sometimes distressing events in the world.
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"Will our kids be alright?"
In a community public lecture at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Dillon Browne and colleagues from across campus discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on the development of children, short-term and long-term.
Web Articles
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‘We’ve been in the shadows of the health-care system for a very long time’
The Waterloo Record
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Why young people may be feeling angry right now and how to talk to them about it
CBC News
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Canadian organizations offering trauma support for Ukrainian newcomers, families
Global News
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When COVID-19 disrupts multi-child families, one sibling is affected more
Waterloo News
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How parents can be 'emotion coaches' as kids navigate back-to-school during COVID-19
Conversation Canada
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Large class sizes during the coronavirus pandemic are a triple whammy
The Conversation Canada
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Is your child addicted to screens? Here's what you can do about it
The Conversation Canada