How to Talk to Children If There Has Been an Emergency in Your Community
Ways to help children understand emergencies:
- Talk about “big feelings”
- Explain what happened using age-appropriate words
- Let children ask questions and learn about the answers together
Conversation Starters
Ways to help children feel safe:
- Look for the helpers
- Create supply kits and emergency plans
- Be a helper – empower children to be helpers by being kind, donating food/supplies or volunteering
Meet The Helpers: In An Emergency
Fire emergencies can happen without warning, but firefighters are there to help.
Firefighters keep us safe in many ways during emergencies in our neighborhoods.
Teachers are among the first to help during a school emergency.
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Weather emergencies can be sudden, but helpers are watching out for you.
Weather Forecasters help keep people safe by tracking storms.
Weather Forecasters collect and share information about the weather and scientific tools to predict what the weather will be like.
Meteorologists tell us about weather emergencies.
Lineworkers help turn power back on following emergencies.
Many different types of medical professionals help during an emergency.
Doctors help sick or injured people during emergencies.
Paramedics respond with medical care in emergencies.
Many different types of people help during an emergency.
American Sign Language interpreters translate spoken information into sign language.
Public Service Workers are government employees who help make our town run smoothly.
9-1-1 Operators answer your call for emergency and help direct first responders to you.
Police officers protect us from danger in our neighborhoods.
Scientists share important information during emergencies in our neighborhoods.
Counselors are here to listen after emergencies.
Learn how kids can help in an emergency.
When something scary happens, it's OK to have big feelings.
