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Preparing children psychologically for the threat of disasters (video)

In this short video, Dr Susie Burke talks about some easy ways for parents to help their children prepare psychologically for the threat of disasters.

Giving children practical tasks or roles, helping them to anticipate an event, and teaching them calming strategies, can be very useful to alleviate children's anxiety.