This morning we woke up to a very different world than the one we woke up to yesterday. So many questions linger in the air, and the uncertainty of what happens next is weighing on all of our minds. The biggest weight on my shoulders today is how do I explain this to my son? How can someone who reflects so many of the values we teach our children are wrong have just been elected president of the United States? What does this mean for our family, our friends, those who the President-elect has endlessly insulted, threatened, and put down, including women, mothers, Black people, Muslims, LGBTQi, the disabled-- and so many more.

We don't have the answers yet. But know that we are in this together. We are here for you. And we're not giving up.

Join us in telling our children, and all the children of America, to always “look for the helpers” — and that their parents and families are going to continue fighting for their rights and for the rights of every child in our nation.

We have started collecting helpful resources that can be used to help process our thoughts, and help navigate how to talk to our kids about these complex issues. How are you explaining this to your own family? We'd love to know.

I will continue to update this list as we learn of others, and for now, I urge all families to hug their kiddos tight, and show that eventually, love will always trump hate.

• MomsRising blog: How to speak to our children about the election

• Huffington Post: What should we tell the children

• Rage Against the Minivan: How to talk to your kids about Trump

• Susan Ladd: What do you tell your daughter today

• LA Times: Donald Trump is our next president. What do we tell our children?

• Today.com: Experts weigh in on gow to talk to your kids about election results

• The Telegraph.com: How parents should tell their children about the new president

• NewsDay: What we tell our children about Donald Trump

• A resource for teachers: Teaching Tolerance

• Vox: “All the black and brown people have to leave”; Trump’s scary impact on how kids think.

• A toolkit by Boston College’s Institute for the Study of and Promotion for Race and Culture to help children cope with race-based stress that results from campaign rhetoric

• "How I told my son Trump won"

• Slate: "How do I explain to my daughters what happened this election? 

• Parent Map: "Four key messages your children need to hear"

• Vox: "A letter to my 6 year old daughter" 

• #IAmNotAfraid Curriculum for Parents, Teachers, and Organizers