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This guide provides information for parents, caregivers, and others to help children cope with violence, grief, and tragic events. Browse the resources below or check with the Youth Services Librarian at your Delaware Public Library.
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Coping with Grief Reading List
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Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do
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And God Cried, Too
by
Marc Gellman; Harry Bliss (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780060098865
The Ant Hill Disaster
by
Julia Cook; MIchelle Hazelwood Hyde (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781937870270
The Breaking News
by
Sarah Lynne Reul (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781250153562
Publication Date: 2018-04-10
Courage
by
Bernard Waber (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780618238552
The Next Place
by
Warren Hanson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780931674327
The Rough Patch
by
Brian Lies (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062671271
Saturdays Are for Stella
by
Candy Wellins; Charlie Eve Ryan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781624149214
The Scared Child
by
Barbara Brooks; Paula M. Siegel
ISBN: 9780471082842
Something Happened in Our Town
by
Marianne Celano; Marietta Collins; Ann Hazzard
ISBN: 9781433828546
Publication Date: 2018-04-04
Sometimes Bad Things Happen
by
Shelley Rotner (Photographer); Ellen B. Jackson
ISBN: 9780761328100
Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep
by
Joyce Dunbar; Debi Gliori (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780152017958
A Terrible Thing Happened
by
Margaret M. Holmes; Cary Pillo (Illustrator); Sasha J. Mudlaff (Afterword by)
ISBN: 9781557986429
This Place I Know Gift Edition
by
Georgia Heard (Editor)
ISBN: 9780763628758
What to Do When the News Scares You, Revised Edition
by
Jacqueline B. Toner; Janet McDonnell (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781433845239
Publication Date: 2025-01-07
When I Feel Scared
by
Cornelia Maude Spelman; Kathy Parkinson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780807588901
Resources
Grief and Children
How to Talk to Your Child About the News
My Time Book
Explaining the News to Our Kids
Restoring a Sense of Safety in the Aftermath of a Mass Shooting: Tips for Parents and Professionals
Talking to Children About Disasters
Talking with Children about Tragic Events
Terrorism and Violence
How to Talk With Kids About Tragedies & Other Traumatic News Events
For Teens: Coping after Mass Violence
Mass Violence Tip Sheets
Talking To Kids About Fear And Violence
Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Families and Educators
AACAP Resource Library on Guns and Violence
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