Keep Regular Routines
Children take comfort in predictable daily activities such as dinner at the kitchen table and bedtime rituals.
Watch Your Emotions
When adults maintain a calm and optimistic attitude, children will also.
Talk it Over
Provide reassurance, clear up misconceptions and point out the helpful people in emergency situations. Young children might also express themselves through drawing or in their play.
Limit Your TV Viewing
Monitor what is on television and for how long. Young children may not understand that scenes repeating on news stations are all the same event.