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It is critical to highlight the importance of ensuring adult’s everyday communication with children reflects their developmental understanding and that adults are authentic about the uncertainty and psychological challenges of the pandemic.

Please read our Comment in the The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health.

Please watch this Video made in collaboration with Blackpool Better Start based on our Comment for top tips of how to talk to young children about the Coronavirus.