How to talk to kids about grief and death

• Kids' Books
• Adult Books
• National Association of School Psychologists.
• Help from Sesame Street.

Coping Resources (Courtesy The Future):

• PBS - Strategies for Talking and Listening, http://www.pbs.org/parents/talkingwithkids/news/talking.html
• National Association of School Psychologists - School Safety and Crisis Resources, http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/index.aspx
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators, http://www.nctsnet.org/resources/audiences/school-personnel/trauma-toolkit
• National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/n/school-crisis/default/
• Killing Monsters: Why children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violence - Gerard Jones, http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Monsters-Children-Make-Believe-Violence/dp/0465036961
• Connecticut Commission on Children, http://www.cga.ct.gov/coc/Newtown.htm
• GalleyCat - Library Books to Help Kids Talk about the Newtown Tragedy, http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/library-books-to-help-kids-cope-with-newtown-tragedy_b62488
• Helping Children and Teens Cope with Trauma, http://sparkaction.org/content/help-healing-web
• Fred Rogers - Dealing with Tragic Events in the News, http://www.fredrogers.org/new-site/par-tragic-events.html
• KidsSource - Developmental Considerations Concerning Grief, http://www.kidsource.com/sids/childrensgrief.html
• Allen County Public Library - Parents' Primer Booklist on Death, http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/children/primer.html
• National Council of Teachers of English - Responding to Tragedy, http://www.ncte.org/responding

Giving Resources

• United Way of Western Connecticut and Newtown Savings Bank, https://newtown.uwwesternct.org/

The Newtown School Board is requesting that all donations be directed to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund in care of the United Way at the above URL. Checks can be mailed to: 

• Teachers Paying Teachers - Sandy Hook Memorial Project, http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sandy-Hook-Elementary-Memorial-Project
• Evergram - Messages to Families, http://www.evergram.com/post-message/our-broken-hearts-2542/?utm_campaign=subdmn
• Newtown Memorial Fund, https://www.facebook.com/NewtownMemorialFund?ref=stream
• My Sandy Hook Family Fund, https://everribbon.com/ribbon/view/10076