{"id":14269,"date":"2020-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/hetjan-min-ert-thu-barnabok-um-covid19\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T09:03:08","slug":"my-hero-is-you-a-childrens-book-about-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/hetjan-min-ert-thu-barnabok-um-covid19\/","title":{"rendered":"You are my hero \u2013 a children's book about COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Hero is You \u2013 a children's book about Covid-19. .<\/strong><\/p>\n

Red
\nthe cross<\/a> in Iceland had the children's book translated You are my hero<\/em> in Icelandic
\nFurthermore, it is available in numerous other languages, and more are always being added.
\nThe loft. (see below!) You are my hero<\/em> is a children's book that is written about
\nThe COVID-19 pandemic, but the book is free online.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Covid19<\/strong><\/p>\n

The aim in making the book was for parents or others who
\nThose who work with or care for children will be given the tools to talk to children about the situation that
\nis now reigning. A survey was conducted among around 1700 parents and children from all over
\nthe world to assess the spiritual and psychosocial needs of children during
\nCOVID-19 is ongoing. The framework for the discussion was developed from the findings
\nthe survey, in addition to which it was trialled and improved before it was then
\nreleased in its final form. You are my hero<\/em> is a book that should preferably
\nto be read by a parent (or teacher or other childcare provider) for
\na child or a small group of children. It is not recommended that children read the book without support.
\nparents.<\/p>\n

Here is a link to all editions of the book.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

The book is available in: Icelandic, English, Ukrainian, Bahasa Malay,
\nArabic, Spanish, German, Turkish, Danish, French, Chinese, Portuguese,
\nRussian, Burmese, Sinhala, Albanian, Greek, Italian, Tamil, Polish,
\nBulgarian, Mongolian, Korean and Latvian, and coming soon to more languages.<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

The project was developed by a reference group of the harmonised
\nthe standing committee on mental health and psychosocial support for
\nemergency situations. (Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental
\nHealth and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG).)<\/em><\/p>\n

_________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

The
\nIcelandic Red Cross<\/a> has translated this children's book into Icelandic \u2013 and
\nit is also available in various other languages (see below!) \u201cMy Hero is You\u201d is a book written for children around the
\nThe world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is free of charge and available
\nonline.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A framework of topics to be addressed through the story was
\ndeveloped using survey results from 1700 people around the world. The book
\nwas shared through storytelling to children in several countries affected by
\nCOVID-19. Feedback from children, parents and caregivers was then used to
\nReview and update the story. \u201cMy Hero is You\u201d should be read by a parent,
\ncaregiver or teacher alongside a child or a small group of children. It is not
\nchildren were encouraged to read this book independently without the support of
\na parent, caregiver or teacher.<\/p>\n

Here is a link to all versions <\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

See languages available today and more to come! Icelandic, English, Ukrainian, Bahasa Malay, Arabic, Spanish,
\nGerman, Turkish, Danish, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Burmese, Sinhala,
\nAlbanian, Greek, Italian, Tamil, Polish, Bulgarian, Mongolian, Korean, Latvian.<\/p>\n

This book was a project developed by the Inter-Agency
\nReference Group of the Standing Committee on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in
\nEmergency Settings (IASC MHPSS RG).<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<<English below>> My Hero is You – children\u00b4s book on Covid19 . Rau\u00f0i krossinn \u00e1 \u00cdslandi l\u00e9t \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a barnab\u00f3kin Hetjan m\u00edn ert \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1 \u00edslensku en auk \u00feess er h\u00fan til \u00e1 fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgum \u00f6\u00f0rum tungum\u00e1lum og alltaf b\u00e6tist \u00ed sarpinn. (sj\u00e1 ne\u00f0ar!) Hetjan m\u00edn ert \u00fe\u00fa er barnab\u00f3k sem er skrifu\u00f0 um COVID19 faraldurinn en b\u00f3kin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14269"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}