Arlington County Resources

• Resources APS Students and Families
• Arlington Food Assistance Center
• How Young is Too Young to be Home Alone? – CPS Guidelines

Supporting Conversations at Home

• NPR: What to say to kids when the news is scary
• NPR Parenting: Difficult Conversations (Podcast)
• Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
• Common Sense Media: How to Talk to Kids About School Shootings
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event
• Teaching Tolerance: When Bad Things are Happening