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Natural disasters are a part of life — whether directly through personal experience or indirectly through news reports, social networks, and contact with others. Teaching your kids about natural disasters, and adversity in general, helps them grow into competent and confident adults.
Here are some home safety tips for helping your kids understand and cope with natural disasters:
- Limit their exposure to images and stories of natural disasters (mainly news reports but also cable TV shows about storms and historical disasters). Teach them about natural disasters through books for kids rather than adult shows on cable TV.
- Be available to answer questions (even the same questions over and over) and to reassure kids who might have overwhelmed with too much information.
- Help your kids write a disaster safety manual with pictures and words, either drawn with markers or done on a software program.
- Create a disaster plan and practice with your kids. If your kids see that they can prepare for natural disasters, they can feel stronger, more confident, and less afraid.
If your home has suffered damage from a natural disaster, get in touch with us at Parker Young Construction today and we can help restore your home.