Resources: What do we tell children?
What Do We Tell the Children? Joseph Primo, MDiv
The Senseless Shootings: How to Talk with Your Children, Donna Schuurman, EdD, FT
Children, Families and Traumatic Loss, Donna Gaffney, FAAN
Delivering the News of Violent Death to Children, Rob Zucker, LCSW, FT
How to Support a Child During Crisis, Center for Grieving Children, Maine
Talking with Children/Students about the Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting, Crisis Management Institute
Talking to Children about the Shooting, National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Helping Your Children Manage Stress in the Aftermath of a Shooting, American Psychological Association
Other helpful resources:
NAGC Articles:
10 Things Grieving Children Want You to Know
10 Ways to Help Grieving Children
The Dougy Center, Information about Helping Children and Teenagers dealing with Grief.
Parent Trauma Resource Center, Information about Helping Children and Teenagers dealing with Trauma
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, Information for Schools and Communities Facing a Crisis
A Child in Grief, New York Life Foundation Children’s Bereavement Resources
Hello Grief Website, Online Community of Support
National Bereavement Guide, The Moyer Foundation
Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers, the National Association of School Psychologists