Terrorism and War Sharpen Focus on Traumatic Effects of Violence on Babies and Toddlers: Resources Available to Help Children, Families
It’s difficult for parents and caregivers under profound stress to convey the sense of unconditional love and security that every baby needs and deserves, and that instability can also have lifelong consequences. Even miles and continents away from an explosion or gunshot, countless families are grappling with how to best support their children who may be seeing or hearing about violence. And many families have relatives and close friends in war-torn regions who are being directly affected. ZERO TO THREE has developed several free resources for parents, caregivers and professionals who support them, that offer guidance on helping young children grieve and process traumatic experiences and enabling them to provide the best care for babies and themselves in times of war and turmoil:
- A Big Impact on Little Kids: Understanding How Traumatic Experiences Affect Very Young Children
- How to Talk to Young Children About War (available in Arabic and Hebrew)
- 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
- Children’s Book: Once I Was Very Very Scared by Chandra Gosh Ippen – available in several languages with links in the full article.