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Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Families and Educators

Sesame Workshop: Violence

UNICEF: talking about conflict & war

Resiliency in time of war: elementary children

Resiliency in time of war: middle school children

Zero to Three: talking to young children about war and terrorism

• Sesame Street in Communities addresses kids’ developmental, physical, and emotional needs. 
• Check out the abundant parenting resources at PBS. 
• The American Academy of Pediatrics’ website, healthychildren.org, has topics on child development, health, safety, and family issues.
• Infoaboutkids.org promotes healthy child and family development by highlighting science-based information. 

• If you are a student, faculty, or staff member at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Carolina Women’s Center has resources for parents and parents-to-be. 
• The Chapel Hill Public Library has more than just books! Explore their website or visit in person to see their abundant resources. 
• Visit TABLE or PORCH if you need access to fresh, nutritious food. You can also volunteer or donate! 
• Visit the Diaper Bank of North Carolina if you need free diapers or would like to volunteer or donate.
• The Chatham County Partnership for Children has information on childcare, pre-K programs, and more.
• The Durham County Network of Care can help you locate needed services and supports.   
• The Orange County Partnership for Young Children has programs to ensure young children arrive at school healthy and ready to succeed. 
• KidSCope provides socio-emotional health services, parent education, and other resources for young children. 
• Sprouting Appetites provides resources for prenatal and pediatric nutrition. 

• Tell Me More checks in with diverse parents for their common sense and savvy parenting advice. 
• How To Raise A Human: what parenting books don’t tell you! 
• The Longest Shortest Time has stories about the surprises and absurdities of raising other humans. 
• One Bad Mother deals with the thrills and embarrassments of motherhood.

• Helping toddlers cope with grief and death (Zero to Three).
• Helping young children grieve and understand death (National Association for the Education of Young Children). 
• Supporting a grieving preschooler (Golisano Children’s Hospital). 
• Children’s books about death, loss, and grieving (New York Public Library).