Helping Your Child: Coping with Strong Emotions
Strong emotions can be confusing and frightening to young children if they do not understand them. This is why it is important for parents to start conversations early with their Read more
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Helping Your Child: Coping with Moving and Change
Moving and change can be a scary time for your child, but it doesn’t have to be. Below are a few resources that can help prepare your child for upcoming Read more
Virtual Storytimes – Standing Out in a Sea of Online Programs
Virtual Storytimes: Standing Out in a Sea of Online Programs Learn from Youth Librarian Jacqueline Kociubuk how to captivate your young audiences, and make your virtual storytimes stand out from Read more
Helping Your Child: Preparing for Emergencies
In the event of an emergency, it is important for children to have an idea of what to do. Early discussions can help reduce fear in the event of an Read more
Helping Your Child: Understanding LGBTQ+
Starting conversations with your child about the LGBTQ+ community at a young age can help to reduce and eliminate misconceptions. These early conversations also build trust and provides your child Read more
Helping Your Child: Coping with Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety in both children and parents is entirely normal and can be a long process in overcoming. Below are a few resources to help your child cope with separation Read more
Helping Your Child: Coping with Divorce
In the confusion of a divorce, it is important to speak with your child about what is happening, and assure them that the divorce is not their fault. Below are Read more
Helping Your Child Series
Find resources for a wide range of topics, from coping with COVID-19 to understanding poverty, within the “Helping Your Children” resource page. These resources offer a variety of suggestions on Read more
Helping Your Child: Coping with Death
The resources below highlight how to speak to your children about death. They provide suggestions for how to explain death and grief to young children and how to help Read more
Helping Your Child: Coping With COVID-19
As COVID-19 impacts everyone in the world, here are a few resources to help explain current events to your children. These materials offer advice on how to start those conversations Read more