Work together with parents to accommodate your student's emotions and feelings. Parents are powerful tools!
It is important for teachers to work with families so children are receiving consistent information about the crisis.
Monitor what children watch on the news. The news is meant for adults and should not instill children with fear or harsh realities. As an adult, properly interpret the news to children.
This site addresses many aspects of trauma that students may encounter. It covers how to actively listen, deal with anger, and communicate with families experiencing crisis at home. It also provides a reading list of books that promotes the family-school relationship.
This is a resource that teachers can direct parents to. It informs readers of anticipated behaviors that may occur in children after a crisis. The site also provides additional resources that teachers and parents will find helpful.
This is another powerful resource that teachers may want to share with parents. It covers how to carefully discuss the news with children and explains what topics to address and which to avoid.
This is a sight that does not only pertain to stress after a hurricane. The American Psychological Association talks about topics parents may be concerned or weighed down with. Suggestions and solutions to these concerns are addressed throughout the article.
