Encourage consistency and routines. Children need to have a sense of grounding and safety. Resist being overprotective. It's natural to want to be extra protective, but often by doing so we are meeting our own adult needs at the expense of our children's needs. Tale all necessary precautions in protecting your children, but don't go overboard in doing so.
Some children mabe fearful of separation from their loved ones.
Some children and adolescents may be unaffected by the terrorist events. For some, this may be a natural way to protect themselves from the possibility that the are vulnerable. Much like our bodies go into shock when a physical trauma happens, our minds can go into a self-protective numbing in order to cope with the enormity of traumatic events. Understand that they are in their own way trying to make sense of what is beyond the comprehension of most adults.