Safety
This website has activity pages, coloring, crafts and more for safety-kids to learn more about staying safe every day of the year!
A safety-related coloring book for children. In English and Spanish.
A national resource center for the prevention of childhood injuries and violence that provides expertise on a wide range of injury topics as well as state specific injury profiles.
OnGuardOnline.gov provides FREE practical tips from the federal government and the technology community to help you guard against internet fraud, secure your computers, and protect your privacy.
The recent shooting has evoked many emotions—sadness, grief, helplessness, anxiety, and anger. Children who are struggling with their thoughts and feelings about the stories and images of the shooting may turn to trusted adults for help and guidance.
Help Kids Cope is an app designed to assist parents in talking to their children about different disasters they may experience or have already experienced. This app includes 10 different disaster types with sections in each on how to explain, prepare, respond, and heal from the event their family is concerned with. Each section gives guidance on talking to preschool, school-age, and adolescent children, as well as, includes ways parents can help themselves cope and support their children’s reactions. Parent audio icons are located throughout the app—simply tap on these to hear a parent’s personal story. Make sure your device is not on mute or vibrate to hear these stories.
Discussing death with your kids can be a real concern and many tend to avoid it. Death is however an inevitable part of life and it is our responsibility to ensure our kids are aware of it and know it’s okay to discuss it.
“Talking to Children About Tragedies & Other News Events” is an article about how to approach your children after a disaster has transpired.
This is an article that provides “10 Ways to Talk to Students about Sensitive Issues in the News”.
This is an article that provides tips for talking to children about the shooting.
Expert advice on how to handle difficult questions and conversations in the classroom
SAVE is a student driven organization. Students learn about alternatives to violence and practice what they learn through school and community service projects. As they participate in SAVE activities, students learn crime prevention and conflict management skills and the virtues of good citizenship, civility, and nonviolence.