Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at USF

Department of Child and Family Studies :: Florida Mental Health Institute :: University of South Florida

Parents with Teen

Helping our children understand tragic events.
These links are not specifically aimed at children with disabilities but may give us ideas to use with our children who do have developmental disabilities.

Harvard Family Research Project has created a resource page on how parents, teachers, and community members can support and communicate with children of all ages during difficult times.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~hfrp/advice.html
(Note: On some browsers you may have to scroll down several page lengths before coming to the text.)

The websites listed below to help families talk to their children about the tragedy have been compiled by Reed Martin, J.D. and Connie Mathews.

PBS Kids Resource for Parents.
http://www.pbs.org/americaresponds/parents.html

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers advice on how to communicate with children and adolescents during times of crisis.
http://www.aap.org/advoacy/releases/disastercomm.htm