Children's Exposure to Violence
Resources for Families
Connect: Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund
A three-hour curriculum, Power Point presentation and related tools, developed by the Family Violence Prevention Fund, intended for use in child welfare settings with foster parents, kin caregivers, and adoptive parents with all levels of experience in caring for children who have been exposed to domestic violence, or who may have cause to care for these children in the future.
Healing the Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children's Exposure to Violence (Available in Spanish)
Safe Start Center
A resource to help parents and other caregivers understand the potential impact of exposure to violence on the development of their children. It provides practical suggestions for supporting the healing process. Recommended strategies are tailored to children based on age (birth to 6, 7 to 11, and 12 to 18) and are easily integrated into every day interactions.
Little Eyes, Little Ears. How Violence Against a Mother Shapes Children as they Grow (Available in English and in French)
Alison Cunningham & Linda Baker, 2007
Funded by the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Public Health Agency of Canada, this is a resource for anyone who wants to understand how children experience violence against their mothers and how those experiences may shape them as they grow from infancy to adolescence.
Little Listeners in an Uncertain World: Coping Strategies for you and your child during deployment and when a crisis occurs
Zero to Three, 2003
Young children are complex human beings who react to situations in different ways, depending on their age, stage of development and temperament. While parents may not understand exactly why their child acts as she does, your sensitive response can help your child cope during a difficult time.
A Parent's Guide to Teen Dating Violence: 10 Questions to Start the Conversation
Liz Clairborne, Inc. and National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, 2008
This handbook provides parents and guardians of teens with language, conversation starters and facts to help them close the gap and open channels of communication about the topic of dating abuse.
Tips for Parents and Caregivers
Child Witness to Violence Project
This guide provides parents and caregivers with information about how to support children in a violent world.
Understanding Child Traumatic Stress
National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
This article explains the concept of trauma, and answers the following questions: what is child traumatic stress, how does it develop, and what are the symptoms?
Understanding Traumatic Stress in Children
National Center on Family Homelessness, 2006
This booklet is for caregivers, including teachers, child care providers, health care professionals, counselors, social workers, parents/caregivers, neighbors, friends and family. The section on complex trauma, which is caused by prolonged or multiple traumatic events typically within a caregiving relationship (neglect, physical or sexual abuse), includes information about developmental effects, attachment issues, and tips for caregivers.
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