- 10 Ways to Help a Grieving Child
National Alliance for Grieving Children - Hero Toolkit
National Alliance for Grieving Children - Social Impact LIVE: Loss and Grief During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Columbia University School of Social Work - When Someone Dies: A Child-Caregiver Activity Book
National Alliance for Grieving Children
Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice
Resources
The Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice stays attuned to the challenges of our changing world. Below, you’ll find resources with tips on how to talk to children about important topics and support their emotional health during tough times.
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Childhood Grief
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Identity, Race, and Social Justice
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School Safety
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Politics
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COVID-19
- Workbook for Kids Whose Schools Have Closed (pdf)
- Handout for Parents on Children’s Reactions to COVID-19 (pdf)
- Handout for Teachers Working with Developmentally Salient Themes (pdf)
- Template for Teacher-Made Book on School Closures (English)
- Template for Teacher-Made Book on School Closures (English & Spanish)
- My Mom Still Goes to Work by Noelle Dean, illustrated by Rachel Nolasco (pdf)
- A Template for Schools Using the Hybrid Model in the Time of COVID (Word)
- A Long Time Ago I Went to School, A Story Template for Preschool Children Returning After COVID Pause (Word)
- ERP-Recommended Children’s Books Related to COVID-19 Experience
- Lilah in the Land of The Littles: A Story for Children in the Time of Covid
- Jasmine’s Big Idea: A Story for Children in the Time of Covid
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Books by Lesley Koplow, Founding Director
- Politics Aside: Our Children and Their Teachers in Score-Driven Times
- Bears, Bears Everywhere: Supporting the Emotional Health of Young Children in the Classroom
- Unsmiling Faces: How Preschools Can Heal
- Creating Schools That Heal: Real Life Solutions
- Emotionally Responsive Practice: A Path for Schools That Heal, Infancy–Grade 6
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Other Resources
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard: Research and Working Papers
- The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress
- The Heart of Learning and Teaching: Compassion, Resiliency, and Academic Success (pdf)
- The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bond: Focus on Children in Poverty
- Attachment: The First Core Strength, by Dr. Bruce Perry
- The Power of Relationships: How to be a Good Mirror in Child Care (pdf)
- The Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice’s Assessment Instrument (pdf)