Resources and Links
Web sites:
www.pysch.org
The American Psychiatric Association has a section on trauma, violence,
and practical things that people can do to deal with reactions to trauma.
http://childadvocate.net/disaster.htm
The Child Advocate Disaster Page with information about helping children cope
with crisis.
http://www.siu.edu/departments/bushea/stress.html
Provides links to a variety of Web sites on dealing with stress in
adults and children.
http://www.mctf.org/parents/tips/stress.html
Provides information about coping with family and child stress with tips for reducing stress for everyone.
http://www.preparerespondrecover.com/childrensneeds/
Recognizing stress in children.
Books and Pamphlets:
Helping Children Cope with Stress, Avis Brenner. Lexington: Heath & Co, 1984
Listening to Children: Healing Children’s Fears, Patty Wipfler. Parents Leadership Institute, 1990.
On Grief and Loss
Web sites:
www.icisf.org
The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF) is a non-profit, open membership foundation dedicated to the prevention and mitigation of disabling stress and provides resources for family recovery from terror, grief, and trauma.
www.dougy.org
The Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families provides educational
materials services and resources for grieving children and families.
Books:
http://www.bookweb.org/news/btw/5042.html
American Booksellers Association (recommended reading on coping with tragedy)
http://www.ala.org/alsc/dealing_with_tragedy_books.html
Association for Library Service to Children – American Library Association (recommended reading on coping with tragedy)
http://www.cbcbooks.org/html/cbc_booklist.html
Children’s Book Council recommended reading on coping with tragedy)
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/professional/traglist.html
Young Adult Library Services Association – American Library Association
Parenting Through Crisis: Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief and Change, Barbara Coloroso. NY: Harper Resource, 2000.
On International Issues and Relief
Web sites:
www.redcross.org
International relief organization with
comprehensive support resources; a site to get help and information and make
donations or learn about volunteering.
www.heifer.org
Heifer International is an organization that works with low-income populations around the world on issues of hunger.
www.mercycorps.org
An international relief and development organization whose Web site
provides information on programs all over the world and materials on 9/11.
Books:
Children and Trauma: A Parent Guide to Helping Children Heal, Cynthia Monahon. Lexington Books, 1995.
Peace, War, and Nuclear Threat, Nancy Carlsson-Page and Diane Levin. Washington, DC: NAEYC, 1990.
On Tolerance: Respect for Diversity
Web sites:
www.adl.org
The Anti-Defamation League is one of the nation’s foremost civil
rights/human relations agencies fighting anti-Semitism, prejudice, and bigotry. Its multi-media campaign A World of Difference works to combat prejudice, promote democratic ideals, and
strengthen pluralism.
www.splcenter.org
Main page of Teaching Tolerance, a national education project dedicated to
helping teachers foster equity, respect, and understanding in the classroom and
beyond.
www.adc.org
American Arab Anti-Discrimination Organization; educational information
about Arab culture and society as well as crisis resources for all parents and
teachers.
www.peacecorps.gov/kids
Children’s site sponsored by the Peace Corps; a good resource for
information about cultures around the world and how to make a difference.
www.wiesenthal.com
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights
organization dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust by
fostering tolerance and understanding through community involvement,
educational outreach, and social action. The Center confronts important
contemporary issues including racism, anti-Semitism, terrorism, and
genocide.
On War and Terrorism
Web sites:
http://www.esrnational.org/sp/we/world.htm
The United Nations offers a curriculum on peace education.
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/peace/index.asp
The NYU Child Study Center tackles tough questions about how to talk
to children about the war with Iraq.
http://deploymentlink.osd.mil/kidslink/intro.htm
Provides children k-12 lots of information to help them when their
parents are deployed.
www.ces.purdue.edu/terrorism/children
Child-development specialist Judy Myers-Walls explains how to talk
with children about terrorism. Offers age-appropriate responses for
parents.
http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/02/12/loc_kids_find_comfort_in.html
This link discusses books that will help children of military families.
My Daddy is a Guardsman…. My Daddy is a Soldier…. My Mommy
is a Guardsman….
http://www.lifelines2000.org/services/deployment/index.asp?action=lnk&AttribID=517%20
List web site articles about children and deployment.
http://www.aboutourkids.org/
About our kids provides parents with information about how to answer
tough questions their children may ask about war.
http://www.nami.org/youth/terrorism20tips.htm
The Child and adolescent action center provides information on how
to explain and help children understand war and terrorism.
http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,1-4412,00.html
Provides information from Alvin Poussaint, M.D. and Susan Linn, Ed.D.
Talking with Kids about War: Pointers for Parents
http://www.unitedthroughreading.org
Uniting Through Reading (UTR), an underway quality of life program
for military families, helps keep parents and children connected while
separated during long deployments, through the medium of reading aloud
on videotape
NASP:
Children and Fear of War and Terrorism
The National Association of School Psychologists provides tips for
parents and teachers for helping children cope with war and the distress
it causes.
http://www.lionlamb.org/violent_toys.html
Discusses how toys affect play in children. Violent Toys, Nonviolent
Toys: What's the Difference?
http://www.pbs.org/parents/issuesadvice/war/talking.html
PBS has an excellent site, PBS Parents, that has a new section on
helping children cope with impending war.
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsFam/index.htm
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP ) developed
“Facts for Families” to provide concise and up-to-date
information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families.
www.talkingwithkids.org
Talking With Kids About Tough Issues, a national initiative by Children
Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation to encourage parents to talk
with their children earlier and more often about difficult issues.
www.childtrauma.org
Tips for teachers and schools to help children cope with tragic events.
On September 11
Web sites:
www.911ashistory.org
The Families and Work Institute developed this excellent site to help
parents and educators continue to help children understand and cope
with September 11 and its aftermath. Includes advice on the anniversary and curriculum ideas for teachers.
www.Mercycorps.org
The Mercy Corp site includes a document prepared for the September
11 anniversary: How Are We Now? Promoting Continued Healing of Our
Children
Books and Pamphlets:
Available from the Anti-Defamation League:
Anti-Defamation League
823 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 100017
www.adl.org
Early Childhood Resources, Miller Early Childhood Initiative of A World of Difference Institute Bias Free Foundations
Early Childhood Activities for Families, Miller Early Childhood Initiative of A
World of Difference Institute Bias Free Foundations
Close the Book on Hate: 101 Ways to Combat Prejudice, NY: ADL and Barnes & Noble, 2000. (available from the ADL and Barnes & Noble)
What to Tell Your Child About Prejudice and Discrimination. (pamphlet)
Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice, ADL, Caryl Stern-LaRosa, and Ellen Hofheimer Bettmann. NY: Scholastic, 2000.
Teaching Values Reaching Kids, Linda Schwartz. Creative Teaching Press, 1997.
Caring and Capable Kids, Linda Williams. Innerchoice Publishing, 1996.
Teaching Your Child to Resist Bias; brochure from NAEYC. (available at 800-424-2460
or www.naeyc.org)
Anti Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children, Louise Derman Sparks, Washington, DC. NAEYC, 1991.
Talking with Your Child About a Troubled World, Lynne Dumas, NY: Fawcett, 1992.
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