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Caring Reminders for Families During Stressful Times

• Provide safe ways for children to express their feelings, such as drawing or telling stories.
• Listen carefully to what your children are talking about. Acknowledge their feelings. Give them the words to describe how they feel such as, “It sounds like you’re feeling ‘scared,’ ‘unsure about what’s going to happen next,’ ‘sad,’ ‘angry.’
• Remember to be calm and understanding when children are being clingy, whiny, or over active. Helping them regain control of their feelings reassures them that you are keeping them safe.
• Keep routines as familiar as possible.
• Minimize children’s exposure to media coverage.