| Hurricane Katrina Resources
Purdue University's Professor Myers-Walls developed the
following resources that may be helpful as professionals
and families try to help children understand the disaster
and cope with the stress that accompanies it.
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/cfs/topics/HD/ChildrenVictimsHurrKatrina.pdf
This provides suggestions for children and families
dealing with the hurricane at different levels
of involvement.
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/cfs/topics/HD/TalkChildrenTalkGetsTough.pdf
This provides suggestions for talking with children about
any difficult topic.
From North Carolina A new family-info.info article
has been posted:
In the Wake of
Disaster: How to Cope, Help after Hurricanes Katrina
and Rita
North Dakota Extension has a quite in-depth
set of materials related to dealing with flooding,
dealing with home repair and safety, food safety,
dealing with stress, air quality, dealing with disasters,
etc. at: http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/disaster/floods/
Some
specific materials under "Stress" relate
to helping children deal with stress, family issues
and stress, etc. at: http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/disaster/floods/stress.htm
And from
the University of Missouri: Children's Literature
on Floods and Natural Disasters: Reading
about floods, understanding what causes floods, and talking
about natural disasters in general will help children
who have experienced a flood to communicate their feelings
and fears. Through
thoughtful questioning, children can be guided to relate
their own experiences to those of the characters
in the books.
Here are some suggested children's books that can
be ordered
through interlibrary loan from your local library:
Books
for Preschoolers
Books
for Grades K - 3
Books
for Grades 4 - 6
Books
for Middle/Junior High School
Books
for High School
Resiliency research tells us that individuals - whether young or old
- can deal with stress and tragedy. But they cannot deal
with it alone; individuals need the support of family, friends,
and sometimes professionals. The links below provide useful
information for parents and adults on talking with children
about crisis and tragedy. Please take the time necessary
to help children process tragic events.
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