Acknowledging your concerns to the children is important, as is your ability to cope with stress. Talking about the disaster together using words children can understand is important, as is being sensitive to their different responses. Preschool children will cling to parents and teachers. School-age children whose homes have been damaged by a fire may express the fear that life isn't safe or fair, whereas adolescents may minimize their concerns but fight more with parents and spend more time with their friends. It is important to listen to children's individual concerns and to be alert to signs of difficulty.
Children are the most vulnerable population.
Times of disaster and trauma increase their vulnerability. Recognizing children's symptoms of stress is not easy. Some of this lack of affection can be supplemented in child care settings. There are multiple factors that determine how to negotiate stress with children. Child's developmental level Elementary school children in the developmental stage of accomplishing and felling competent may not progress well in school.