- Article: "September 11th"
This article addresses many ongoing issues surrounding the events of September 11th, including related fears, the media, ethnic-based bullying, and community service.
- IML Journal Page: "September 11th"
These pages, designed for easy printing, encourage children to express themselves on the topic and can complement home or classroom discussion.
- Video Clip: "September 11th"
Features pre-teens discussing the September 11 terrorist attacks just weeks after the tragedy. These short videos are wonderful ice-breakers and catalysts for in-person discussion. (Copies of this video clip can be purchased on DVD, VHS, or CD-ROM by calling CastleWorks, Inc. at 212-288-2150.)
Quick Discussion Guide:
Questions and suggestions for discussing this topic with your child.
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On the Web
Reactions and Guidelines for Children Following Trauma/disaster
www.apa.org/practice/ptguidelines.html
The American Psychological Association offers lists of possible reactions to trauma in elementary, middle, and high school students, and guidelines for teachers and parents on how to help. Other areas of the site provide resources for finding appropriate professional help.
Helping Children Understand the Terrorist Attacks
www.ed.gov/inits/september11
The U.S. Department of Education Web site features information and resources to help children understand and cope with the terrorist attacks of September 11.
Children Now: Talking With Kids About The News
www.childrennow.org/television/twk-news.htm
This site features a comprehensive guide to discussing the media with children.
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
www.adc.org/education/advice.htm
This area of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Web site contains advice on how educators can offer support to Arab-American and Muslim students, as well as how they can deter others from responding to the events of September 11 with hate.
Books
Living With the Boogeyman: Helping Your Child Understand Fear, Terrorism, and Living a Full Life in a World of Uncertainty
by Richard Bromfield
This book explores issues such as: how fear psychologically impacts your child; what, when, how, and how much to discuss with your child; strategies to help put anger in its place; how to foster resilience in the face of danger; and how traumatic experiences needn't traumatize.
Terrorism and Kids: Comforting Your Child
by Fern Reiss
Strategies (including using art and play) to help kids deal with fear and emotional overload, and suggested answers to questions kids are likely to ask.
The Day Our World Changed: Children's Art of 9/11
by Robin F. Goodman, Andrea Henderson Fahnestock, Rudolph W. Giuliani (Introduction)
The New York University Child Study Center and the Museum of the City of New York have collaborated on this book, which presents children's artwork created in response to 9/11. Seventy-five works by children 5-18 years old, all from the New York area. Robin F. Goodman, a well-known child mental health expert, discusses the effects of the tragedy on children and their artistic responses to it.
Everyday Acts Against Racism: Raising Children in a Multiracial World
by Maureen T. Reddy (Editor)
This book of essays by mothers and teachers examines the effects of racism on our children and communities, and suggests strategies to overcome them.
Please also see Books for Kids.
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