More Resources For Parents
More Resources For Parents
Here is a list of websites people can visit to find more information about how to talk with their children about the events of today.
*The National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, www.ncptsd.org
*âParents Guide to Talking with their Children About Warâ prepared by the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence, www.nccev.org
*âHelp with Healing, on the Webâ from Connect For Kids, www.connectforkids.org
*âTalking with Kids about War and Violenceâ by PBS, www.pbs.org
*The National Association of School Psychologists, www.nasponline.org
*âSomething to Remember Me Byâ Legacy Project has tips on helping children talk about and deal with war and terrorism, www.somethingtoremembermeby.org
*âTalking with Kids about the Newsâ by Children Now, www.childrennow.org
*Families and Work Institute has developed a âSalute to Educatorsâ guide that provides developmentally appropriate tips on how to communicate with children in all situations of crisis, trauma, and tragedy, www.familiesandwork.org
*âHealthy Parenting Tool Kitâ by the University of Missouri and Lincoln University materials for parenting young children during times of deployment, relocation, and dangerous work, mfrc.calib.com
Other key words to search with include American Psychological Association; National Institute of Mental Health; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Sesame Street; Disaster Training International; and Federal Emergency Management Agency.