Validate their emotions Natural disasters can bring up a range of emotions in children—fear, sadness, anger or even confusion. Let them know it's okay to feel how they feel.

Kids may feel depressed, anxious, or have PTSD symptoms up to four years after a natural disaster. Simple routines at bedtime, mealtime, and 1:1 time help children feel more secure and less stressed.

Validate their emotions Natural disasters can bring up a range of emotions in children fear, sadness, anger or even confusion. Let them know it's okay to feel how they feel.

Peek: Children make up nearly one quarter of our population here in the United States, but often times, young people are overlooked in disasters. I’m mostly talking about kids who are a little ...

America’s endless natural-disaster blame game is thwarting answers to life-and-death questions over worsening extreme weather crises. Every time a hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, political ...

Currie: And some of your advice comes from a past natural disaster, Hurricane Katrina, and what you’ve studied and what you’ve learned. Talk to me a little bit about that.