Meet The Helpers | Tips for Talking About Emergencies
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Tips for Caregivers when talking about emergencies with young children.
If an emergency has occurred in your community, families and caregivers can use these tips to reassure children that adults are working to keep them safe.
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Meet the Helpers is a local public television program presented by WUCF
Meet The Helpers | Tips for Talking About Emergencies
Special | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
If an emergency has occurred in your community, families and caregivers can use these tips to reassure children that adults are working to keep them safe.
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>>WHEN SOMETHING SCARY HAPPENS IN OUR COMMUNITY, YOUNG CHILDREN CAN FEEL THE IMPACT EVEN WITHOUT BEING PERSONALLY INVOLVED.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP THE CHILD IN YOUR LIFE UNDERSTAND EMERGENCIES: TALK ABOUT BIG FEELINGS.
YOUNG CHILDREN MIGHT FEEL A LOT OF DIFFERENT EMOTIONS ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED USING AGE-APPROPRIATE WORDS.
LET CHILDREN ASK QUESTIONS AND LEARN ABOUT THE ANSWERS TOGETHER.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO HELP EACH OTHER FEEL SAFE: LOOK FOR THE HELPERS WHO MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS BETTER EVERY DAY.
PRACTICE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BY CREATING SUPPLY KITS AND EMERGENCY PLANS TOGETHER.
AND FINALLY, EXPLAIN THAT WE CAN ALL BE HELPERS BY REACHING OUT TO FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO NEED US.
>>TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MEET THE HELPERS, VISIT MEETTHEHELPERS.ORG.
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Meet the Helpers is a local public television program presented by WUCF