Talking With Kids About Traumatic News Events from the American Academy of Pediatrics
This guide from the American Academy of Pediatrics provides recommendations for educators and parents on how to talk with children and teens about a traumatic news event, help them cope, and look for signs that they may not be coping well. The guide also includes specific recommendations for talking with children with developmental delays or disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Well-being
- Community Trauma
- Politics
- Care
- Ages 3 - 4
- K - 2
- 3 - 5
- 6 - 7
- 8 - 12
- Neurodivergent Learners
- After School Programming
- Early Childhood Education
- Educator Training
- Camp
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Early Childhood
- Family Engagement
- Teen Engagement
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Resources for talking with children and teens about immigration, protest, and communal responsibility.
These resources are helpful for talking to students about traumatic events.
While so many of our resources are worthwhile and worth exploring, this section allows us to highlight particular resources that we want to bring to your attention and to the forefront of our conversations. These will be updated from time to time.