Ten Tips for Parents in Handling Family Crisis
1. Familiarize with the ways that sudden changes or crisis affect a family Each member responds differently. Younger children may experience nightmares, throwing tantrums, and become more clingy than before. School-age children may become more competitive, aggressive, and uncooperative. Teenagers may exhibit behavioral problems, refuse to go to school, and feeling depressed. Some adults may become very busy organizing things, expressing frustration, and others may withdraw and complain a lot. Most people will be able to process what’d happened after months. Some may require extra support from professionals. 2. Provide safety and security Members of the family, especially children, will need a familiar environment, comfort food, blankets, stuff animals, favorite books, music, calming activities, and familiar people to feel safe. Teenagers may need their friends and familiar adults to provide a sense of safety. Familiar adults may give pertinent informati