Help Children Navigate Coronavirus Anxiety.

As Americans adapt almost minute-by-minute to keep up with evolving information regarding the coronavirus, we must pay careful attention to our families, stresses Lynne M. Celli, associate dean of Graduate Education at Endicott College, Beverly, Mass., who has a specialty in teaching social emotional development to K-12 educators.

"It is incumbent on adults to react appropriately to reduce children's anxiety over the uncertainty because kids always are watching and they take cues from our behavior, whether spoken or signaled by our actions. Daily self-reflection is necessary so adults are equipped with a mindset and skill set to positively interact with children of all ages.

"Adults should behave as normally as possible, remain calm, be creative about the new reality, and communicate as clearly as they can with...