Kinder Community

Autism Resources

• 5 Considerations for Supporting Autistic Children and Special Needs in Early Education Programs

Webinars Available

• Practical Optimism: Raising Resilient Children in a Negative News Landscape

• The Evolving Dad: Strategies for Balancing Work, Family, and Self in the 21st Century

Mental Health Awareness Resources for Children

• Emotional Wellbeing: Children Experiencing Emotional Distress

Trauma Resources for Times of War

• A Big Impact on Little Kids: Understanding How Traumatic Experiences Affect Very Young Children

• How to Talk to Young Children About War

• Little Listeners in an Uncertain World

• Helping Toddlers Cope with Grief and Death

• Mindfulness and Self Care: Building a Resilient Community and Culture of Caring

Resources In Response to Shootings

• Coping After Mass Violence

• For Teens: Coping After Mass Violence (En Español)

• Assisting Parents/Caregivers in Coping with Collective Traumas

• Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After Mass Violence

• Talking to Children about Mass Violence

• Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Espanol)

• Talking to Teens when Violence Happens (En Espanol)

• Creating Supportive Environments When Scary Things Happen (En Espanol)

• Psychological Impact of Mass Violence

• Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)

• Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)

• Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)

• The Power of Parenting: How to Help Your Child After a Parent or Caregiver Dies

• After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal (En Español)

• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (En Español)

• Once I Was Very Very Scared – children’s book for young children 

• Health Care Toolbox—website for pediatric health providers working with injured children

• After the Injury—website for families with injured children

• Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (En Español) (for responders)

First Book Resources: 

Resources to Talk to Children and Youth about Racism

• America’s Promise released a statement including resources, research, and a list of national youth-serving organizations

• An age-by-age guide on talking to kids about racism, from infants/toddlers to teens/tweens

• Camara Jones TedTalk on allegories on race and racism

• Empowering Educators: Guidebook on Race & Racism

• List of young children's books to support conversations on race, racism, and resistance

• MENTOR, the national mentoring partnership, has released:

  • • A guide for adults supporting and serving young people who are navigating violence and trauma

    • Resources for adults working alongside boys and young men of color

    • Online modules for adults exploring their own biases and understanding of race and identity

• Talking to Kids About the News and Current Events

• Talking to Very Young Children About Race

• Teaching Tolerance has resources across age ranges, including these robust, ready-to-use classroom lessons offering breadth and depth, spanning essential social justice topics, and reinforcing critical social emotional learning skills.

•  The Afterschool Alliance  provides resources for understanding and responding to incidents of bias

More Resources on Different Topics:

Color to Count - a coloring book featuring illustrations by African-American artists to raise awareness of the 2020 Census 

Pre-K Roadmap to Reading for Families & Teachers

Reach Out & Read

Read Across America

School Moving to An Online Format? 

Sesame Street in Communities

Sesame Street - Autism

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Check out our Volunteer page for more options!

Covington FUMC Food Ministry is looking for volunteers! Check them out on Facebook for the schedule AND more info!

Newton Mentoring Program is looking for volunteers!