Resources for Families

Raising children in a digital age makes it essential for parents to help them process and think critically about the messages they encounter online, and to consider the impact that their own words and actions can have on others. This resource is designed to support parents and other adults in helping children identify, process, and think critically about online hate speech to help minimize its harmful effects.

This toolkit provides resources to help you support your teen in developing a reflective and caring mindset during the opening days of the school year. It includes conversation starters and other strategies to foster open, supportive, and reflective dialogue between you and your teen that focuses on community and empathy and works to reinforce the values and principles that help create a caring community.

How we talk about things matters. But in our polarized country, how can we express our opinion while leaving room for someone else’s viewpoint? This resource provides six tips for parents and family members to support teens in building and practicing skills that are fundamental to having productive conversations across different points of view. Review these tips before engaging in a challenging conversation with your teen, especially one in which you hold different or conflicting points of view on issues in the news or current events.

We live and are raising children in a time when our lives are impacted by increasingly complex global crises. This resource invites families to explore complex global issues together and to think through how their actions and the actions of leaders can help to promote the common good in times of crisis.

News and information has never been more accessible for adults—and for children. Though safeguards are available to help shield young people from especially troubling content, it’s inevitable that they will come across disturbing or upsetting news and other content that they may need support to process and understand.

In this guide, parents of middle and high school students will find strategies for reflection, discussion, and more to engage with their children and help them process current events.