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Hope & Healing: A Caregiver�s Guide to Helping Young Children Affected by Trauma

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:15:41 -0600

Should young children be allowed to play with scary toys? What do you say when a toddler tells you daddy hurt mommy last night? Children who have experienced trauma bring their anxieties and concerns to child care. This Zero to Three guidebook helps caregivers understand the effects of trauma on children�s responses and behaviors, and how to provide the kind of caring that helps children traumatized by violence, loss or natural disasters feel safe and resilient again.

Child Poverty in States Hit by Hurricane Katrina

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:16:46 -0500

Many of the most vulnerable residents of the states hit by Hurricane Katrina were poor children and were disproportionately African American. The National Center for Children in Poverty has an analysis.

More Help with the Healing

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:16:58 -0500

As the war in Iraq and worries about terrorism at home continue to challenge our children's resilience and sense of safety, experts and organizations across the country are pulling together new resources on the Web to help. Here's our updated list of some of the best.

Help with the Healing, on the Web

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:23:42 -0600

Every child affected by September 11 has lived through the year in his own way. A busy grade-schooler may be ready to move on, while a teen adjusting to life without Mom may be overwhelmed by sadness and the child of a soldier posted to Afghanistan may be haunted by nightmares. Fortunately, the Web offers a wide world of resources, and Connect for Kids has collected some of the best.

Guides for Crisis Response

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:13:22 -0600

The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress also has an online checklist for response during and after a school-based crisis.

AAP Reaches Out to Asian Pediatric Societies

Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:08:10 -0600

The American Academy of Pediatrics is giving planning grants to assess children's needs and determining how pediatricians can help ease the plight of children in the aftermath of the deadly tsunami. You can donate to the AAP Friends of Children Fund for tsunami relief.

Talking -- and Taking Action -- in the Aftermath of the Tsunami

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:02:54 -0600

The National Service-Learning Partnership's Web site offers a variety of resources for parents and teachers to talk to young people about the tsunami disaster in Asia, as well as information on youth-led fundraising efforts.

Reading Rockets: Books to Build Empathy

Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:07:41 -0600

Reading Rockets has a list of books that parents and teachers can use to help children grasp the human aspect of the disaster in a non-threatening way. The books on the list don�t explain how a tsunami is formed or illustrate its terrible aftermath -- instead, they highlight children whose lives are outwardly different but inwardly the same as
children everywhere. For more information, contact Laurie Fry at 503-399-7999.

Quarters From Kids: America's Youngest Helping World's Neediest

Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:08:36 -0600

A coalition of more than 100 organizations -- representing 10 million
young people in all 50 states -- launched a nationwide "Quarters from Kids" campaign to enlist every child and youth in America to support the tsunami relief and rebuilding efforts in South and Southeast Asia.

Supporting Kids with Military Parents

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:24:19 -0500

Sometimes they feel lonely. Sometimes they feel angry. Often, they�re confused. But children with military parents serving abroad are finding help�through support groups and programs developed specifically for these situations. CFK explores a few of these services.

A Mom's View From Iraq

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:22:25 -0500

For parents serving abroad, life is filled with difficult realities�like how to explain why mom or dad has to be gone for so long. As the U.S. enters into year two of the Iraq war, Connect for Kids� Rob Capriccioso talks to Sergeant Roberta Martinez, a mom who�s been there since day one.

Trauma Overload

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:02:54 -0500

With the second anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks upon us, the memories of that day and subsequent events continue to exert their power. Connect for Kids former Editor Susan Phillips believes we have a long way to go to recognize the depth of that power, especially for our children.

9/11 As History

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:40:02 -0600

The Families and Work Institute's new project, "9/11 As History," provides free, Web-based, downloadable curriculum tools to aid teachers in talking with their students about September 11. Lesson plans and resources are age-sensitive and include various topics, such as heroes, values, social and civic values.

Responding to a Nation in Need

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:34:21 -0600

America's Promise Alliance for Youth is keeping track of how young people, businesses and organizations in their network are taking action in response to the attacks on September 11.

Strategies for Parents and Teachers

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:35:48 -0600

During disasters, many families suffer from the onset of sudden stress. Severe stress can disrupt functioning. Informed intervention can help families and children cope with this stress in a healthy, effective manner.