Talking to Children When Scary Things Happen
Offers guidance on talking with children and youth when scary things happen.
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Offers guidance on talking with children and youth when scary things happen.
Offers guidance on talking with teens when violence happens. This fact sheet includes information on checking in with yourself, clarifying your goal, providing information and options, reflection, asking helpful questions, going slow, labeling emotions, validating, and monitoring media and social media exposure.
Ofrece consejos a los padres sobre cómo ayudar a los niños pequeños, niños pequeños y niños en edad preescolar a sanar después de un evento traumático.
Ofri paran yo ak moun k ap bay swen yo yon fason pou yo pale ak pitit yo sou tranblemanntè. Liv sa a pou timoun dekri kèk nan reyaksyon Trinka ak Sam te genyen nan yon tranbleman tè, pale sou fason paran yo ede yo eksprime santiman yo epi santi yo pi an sekirite.
Provides caregivers guidance about how to address fears and feelings of prior losses that are coming up during COVID-19. This fact sheet offers information on loss and trauma reminders, coping with separation, and the mind body connection.
Provides caregivers guidance about how to address the impending death of a loved one due to COVID-19. This fact sheet offers information on anticipating a death, preparing a child for the death, and saying goodbye.
Provides caregivers guidance on mourning a death of a loved one due to COVID-19. This fact sheet offers information on saying goodbye when you couldn't be there, understanding developmental differences in behaviors associated with grief, and seeking alternative support if needed.
Helps parents and caregivers address their children's concerns and worries arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruptions of normal life that we are experiencing.
Provides information on understanding and coping with reactions in a pandemic.
Helps young children and their families talk about feelings and worries they may have after experiencing a large-scale fire, like a wildfire. This children's book describes some of Trinka's and Sam's reactions and talks about how their parents help them to express their feelings and feel safer.
Outlines the top ten things mental health professionals working in schools after a disaster should be doing.
Provides information on how parents can help their young children cope with the aftermath of an earthquake.