What Kids Need to Hear During a Crisis

 

1. How to talk to children about deadly Boston Marathon bombings

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/04/16/how-to-talk-to-children-about-deadly-boston-marathon-bombings/ 

2. How to help in times of disaster (without making the disaster worse)

http://www.examiner.com/article/how-to-help-times-of-disaster-without-making-the-disaster-worse?cid=SM-Facebook-041613-9.30-howtohelpinadesaster 

3. When There Is Tragedy in the Community

http://www.ahaparenting.com/videos/When_There_Is_Tragedy_in_the_Community_video 

4. Arms Wide Open: Talking to Kids About Tragedy

http://www.teachhub.com/arms-wide-open-talking-kids-about-tragedy 

5. Coping with Disaster

http://www.fema.gov/coping-disaster 

6. A calming presence

http://ct.counseling.org/2012/02/a-calming-presence/ 

7. How to Help Children Cope with a Crisis

http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.8479773/k.2264/How_to_Help_Children_Cope_with_a_Crisis.htm?msource=pcilpeppv122