India, April 8 -- Kids today are aware of what's happening around, and the current anxiety inducing pandemic can set off fears. So how to talk to kids about Corona virus?

The COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. These are difficult times. As adults, we are overwhelmed. I have been trying to put up a brave front, but am stressed out. The signs of stress are beginning to show now.

How many of us have really thought about what a child must be going through now? What must be the thoughts in their tender minds? What are their coping mechanisms? How to talk to kids about Corona virus?

Reality hits hard I was taken aback the other day, when my daughter said that a particular religious sect was responsible for the spread of the Corona virus ...