Helping Children Deal with Tragedy (The Oklahoma Tornado)

Once again, our nation has been rocked by tragedy. This time, it is the result of a natural disaster, rather than human violence. And once again, children are seeing images of death, destruction and loss in the media. The images and news of the tornado’s damage on television, the computer, newspapers and magazines can deeply affect our children, even if they live thousands of miles away from Oklahoma. This tragedy has the potential to be particularly scary for children because many of the victims were children, who were attending school at the time that the tornado hit.

Children, like all of us, can be deeply affected by tragedy. It is especially frightening for children to know that other kids were hurt or killed while they were in school, a place that is supposed to be safe. So, what can we do to help children cope with these feelings of fear and confusion?


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