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Natural Disasters: Helping Kids During Crisis

  • Try and keep routines as normal as possible. Kids gain security from the predictability of routine, including attending school.
  • Limit exposure to television and the news.

  • Be honest with kids and share with them as much information as they are developmentally able to handle.
  • Listen to kids’ fears and concerns.
  • Parents and adults need to first deal with and assess their own responses to crisis and stress.
  • Rebuild and reaffirm attachments and relationships.

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Additional Resources

  • (European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019)

Suggested Websites

The American Psychological Association Health Center





Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


The National Child Traumatic Stress Network






Ready.gov






Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration








Federal Emergency Management Agency


U.S. Department of Education



American Red Cross:




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