Comments on: Helping your child understand Haiti's devastation http://childrenshospitalblog.org/helping-your-child-understand-haitis-devastation/ Boston Children's Hospital's pediatric health blog Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Holly http://childrenshospitalblog.org/helping-your-child-understand-haitis-devastation/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Holly Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:55:10 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=4226#comment-731 As a teacher of middle school, I immediately saw this, as I do whenever there is any kind of tragedy or national or world-wide fear. ((Big kids need help too) I will say that giving them an outlet - empowering them to feel that they can make a difference, and things are not beyond their control always seems to help. Right now, I am helping them organize a day just where everyone wears the same color, and they are doing this with "the little kids" and donating a dollar if they have it to "Shelterboxes" (the advantage: they can track where their shelterbox goes). It really does help to move their feelings in a more powerful direction. As a teacher of middle school, I immediately saw this, as I do whenever there is any kind of tragedy or national or world-wide fear. ((Big kids need help too) I will say that giving them an outlet – empowering them to feel that they can make a difference, and things are not beyond their control always seems to help. Right now, I am helping them organize a day just where everyone wears the same color, and they are doing this with “the little kids” and donating a dollar if they have it to “Shelterboxes” (the advantage: they can track where their shelterbox goes). It really does help to move their feelings in a more powerful direction.

]]> By: Holly http://childrenshospitalblog.org/helping-your-child-understand-haitis-devastation/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 Holly Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:55:00 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=4226#comment-1307 As a teacher of middle school, I immediately saw this, as I do whenever there is any kind of tragedy or national or world-wide fear. ((Big kids need help too) I will say that giving them an outlet - empowering them to feel that they can make a difference, and things are not beyond their control always seems to help. Right now, I am helping them organize a day just where everyone wears the same color, and they are doing this with "the little kids" and donating a dollar if they have it to "Shelterboxes" (the advantage: they can track where their shelterbox goes). It really does help to move their feelings in a more powerful direction. As a teacher of middle school, I immediately saw this, as I do whenever there is any kind of tragedy or national or world-wide fear. ((Big kids need help too) I will say that giving them an outlet – empowering them to feel that they can make a difference, and things are not beyond their control always seems to help. Right now, I am helping them organize a day just where everyone wears the same color, and they are doing this with “the little kids” and donating a dollar if they have it to “Shelterboxes” (the advantage: they can track where their shelterbox goes). It really does help to move their feelings in a more powerful direction.

]]> By: BMS http://childrenshospitalblog.org/helping-your-child-understand-haitis-devastation/comment-page-1/#comment-730 BMS Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:50:20 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=4226#comment-730 I guess I don't understand why young children need to be exposed to the news on a daily basis. I never watch TV news (I read my news online), so my kids don't see it. We had an extra collection at church for Haiti, so after church I explained there had been a big earthquake and lots of people needed help. They have the facts. But no one needs to see pictures of bodies every day. That doesn't help the situation at all. My kids are not sheltered to the point where they are not up on current events, but they don't need every gory detail shoved in their faces 24/7. I guess I don't understand why young children need to be exposed to the news on a daily basis. I never watch TV news (I read my news online), so my kids don't see it. We had an extra collection at church for Haiti, so after church I explained there had been a big earthquake and lots of people needed help. They have the facts. But no one needs to see pictures of bodies every day. That doesn't help the situation at all. My kids are not sheltered to the point where they are not up on current events, but they don't need every gory detail shoved in their faces 24/7.

]]> By: BMS http://childrenshospitalblog.org/helping-your-child-understand-haitis-devastation/comment-page-1/#comment-1308 BMS Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:50:00 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=4226#comment-1308 I guess I don't understand why young children need to be exposed to the news on a daily basis. I never watch TV news (I read my news online), so my kids don't see it. We had an extra collection at church for Haiti, so after church I explained there had been a big earthquake and lots of people needed help. They have the facts. But no one needs to see pictures of bodies every day. That doesn't help the situation at all. My kids are not sheltered to the point where they are not up on current events, but they don't need every gory detail shoved in their faces 24/7. I guess I don’t understand why young children need to be exposed to the news on a daily basis. I never watch TV news (I read my news online), so my kids don’t see it. We had an extra collection at church for Haiti, so after church I explained there had been a big earthquake and lots of people needed help. They have the facts. But no one needs to see pictures of bodies every day. That doesn’t help the situation at all. My kids are not sheltered to the point where they are not up on current events, but they don’t need every gory detail shoved in their faces 24/7.

]]> By: florencejoseph http://childrenshospitalblog.org/helping-your-child-understand-haitis-devastation/comment-page-1/#comment-729 florencejoseph Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:35:27 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=4226#comment-729 I don't know how to explain what happened to my country to my fifteen year old daughter. Most of her friends are affected in school by this tragedy one way or another. She is so depressed because her friends are crying. She is questioning faith, etc. I just don't know how to deal with it. I am having a hard time believing it myself. This is disastrous! <br><br>Florence I don't know how to explain what happened to my country to my fifteen year old daughter. Most of her friends are affected in school by this tragedy one way or another. She is so depressed because her friends are crying. She is questioning faith, etc. I just don't know how to deal with it. I am having a hard time believing it myself. This is disastrous!

Florence

]]> By: Anonymous http://childrenshospitalblog.org/helping-your-child-understand-haitis-devastation/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 Anonymous Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:35:00 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=4226#comment-1309 I don't know how to explain what happened to my country to my fifteen year old daughter. Most of her friends are affected in school by this tragedy one way or another. She is so depressed because her friends are crying. She is questioning faith, etc. I just don't know how to deal with it. I am having a hard time believing it myself. This is disastrous! Florence I don’t know how to explain what happened to my country to my fifteen year old daughter. Most of her friends are affected in school by this tragedy one way or another. She is so depressed because her friends are crying. She is questioning faith, etc. I just don’t know how to deal with it. I am having a hard time believing it myself. This is disastrous!

Florence

]]> By: florencejoseph http://childrenshospitalblog.org/helping-your-child-understand-haitis-devastation/comment-page-1/#comment-728 florencejoseph Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:28:08 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=4226#comment-728 I still don't know what to answer to my fifteen year old daughter. She is so depressed, most of her friends are affected by this tragedy one way or another. This is disastrous! <br><br>Florence I still don't know what to answer to my fifteen year old daughter. She is so depressed, most of her friends are affected by this tragedy one way or another. This is disastrous!

Florence

]]> By: Anonymous http://childrenshospitalblog.org/helping-your-child-understand-haitis-devastation/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 Anonymous Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:28:00 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=4226#comment-1310 I still don't know what to answer to my fifteen year old daughter. She is so depressed, most of her friends are affected by this tragedy one way or another. This is disastrous! Florence I still don’t know what to answer to my fifteen year old daughter. She is so depressed, most of her friends are affected by this tragedy one way or another. This is disastrous!

Florence

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