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Tips and Resources to talk to your child about trauma and violence
English Resources:
- Talking to Children about the Shooting (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers (National Association of School Psychologists)
- How to Talk to Kids About School Shootings (Child Mind Institute)
- Caring for Kids After a School Shooting (Child Mind Institute)
- Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- How to Talk to Kids About Violence, Crime, and War (Common Sense Media)
- Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Educators (National Association of School Psychologists)
- Parent Guidelines for helping youth after a shooting (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- Five tips to help children cope with a national tragedy (OCDE Newsroom)
- Helping Children Cope With Frightening News (Child Mind Institute)
- Coping in the Aftermath of a Shooting (American Counseling Association)
- Supporting employees in coping with community violence (Employee Assistance for Education –EASE)
- Trauma and Disaster Mental Health (American Counseling Association)
- APA resources for coping with mass shootings, understanding gun violence (American Psychological Association)
- How to talk to children about difficult news (American Psychological Association)
- Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting (American Psychological Association)
- My school's new emergency plan includes lockdown drills. How can we keep them from scaring the kids? (Child Mind Institute)
- Teaching in The Wake of Violence (Facing History & Ourselves)
Spanish Resources:
- Ansiedad por los tiroteos en las escuelas (Child Mind Institute)
- Apoyo emocional de un Defensor capacitado (Línea Nacional de Ayuda para Padres)
- Recursos de violencia masiva (The National Child Trauma)
- Cómo ayudar a sus hijos tras los tiroteos en los centros de educación (American Psychological Association)
- Como Ayudar a los niños a Afrontar Noticias Alarmantes (Child Mind Institute)
- Hablarles a los niños sobre violencia: consejos para padres y educadores (National Association of School Psychologists)
- Cómo manejar tu angustia después de una tragedia provocada por armas de fuego (American Psychological Association)
- Conversando con Niños Sobre la Violencia: Sugerencias para Padres y Maestros (National Association of School Psychologists)
- El nuevo plan de emergencia de mi escuela incluye simulacros de encierro. ¿Cómo podemos evitar que asusten a los niños? (Child Mind Institute)
- Guía para los Padres para Ayudar a los Jóvenes después de un Tiroteo Reciente (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
Please continue to take care of yourself and each other.