Advice for Parents

What's the best way to talk with your children about disasters, disease, poverty, and other issues that affect the welfare of children worldwide? Several organizations offer suggestions for talking to your children about difficult subjects, including:

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  www.aap.org/healthtopics/terrorism.cfm
• National Association for the Education of Young People
  www.naeyc.org/families/disaster.asp
• Teaching Tolerance
  www.tolerance.org/parents/tenways.jsp

Service Learning

Service learning provides students with opportunities apply what they learn in school to make a difference in their communities.

• Research shows that kids who make a difference also make academic gains. Read about the benefits of service learning.
• National Service-Learning Partnership is a national network, active in every state, that supports young people who are making positive change in their communities. Read about the Youth Innovation Fund, supporting the development of local models for community action.
• National Service-Learning Clearinghouse provides news, information, and resources about service learning for communities, schools, and organizations: www.servicelearning.org.