Brochure "What happened to MY world?"
Pandemic, war, refugee and climate crisis: in recent years, one
global crisis has followed the next. The brochure "What has happened to MY world?" contains background information and practical tips for parents and caregivers to support children.
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To the data protection settings "Our partner Bright Horizons has already developed the brochure "What Happened to MY World?" in the wake of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. It vividly illustrates what such crises - as well as personal strokes of fate - mean for children, what the associated flood of impressions can trigger in them and what children need from adult caregivers.
We at pme Familienservice find the information it contains more helpful today than ever before and are making it available to you in German.
How can we help children of different ages and in different care settings to cope with difficult times and sometimes upsetting changes in their lives? In this brochure you will find necessary and helpful (developmental) psychological background information as well as practical advice on how children can be helped.
Read in the brochure "What happened to MY world?" among other things:
- What pillars of safety children need.
- Types of trauma.
- Frequent emotional reactions to trauma.
- How to support grieving children.
- How to help children understand crises and disasters.
- What answers you can give when children ask questions about death .
- How to answer questions about poverty, racism and prejudice.
- How to help children grow and thrive.
Practical tips: Accompanying children as they experience fears and grief
"What happened to MY world?" is intended for parents, caregivers and all
who support children and families in understanding a confusing, unpredictable
and sometimes violent world.
The brochure is designed to help parents and caregivers support children as they experience fear and grief. It also contains helpful suggestions to help children understand why the ground has been pulled out from under their feet and the world has become a scary place. It is designed to help both the children who experience and survive a disaster directly and those who experience it from afar and wonder how it feels or if something similar could happen to them.
