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Katrina Kids
November 10, 2010
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
-Desmond Tutu, 1931-2021, Theologian
Often it is the young children who bear the harshest burden of natural disasters. Psychology Today (December 2010) reports that five years after Hurricane Katrina, researchers are still tallying its toll on children.  They report that among New Orleans's children living in temporary settings, like trailer parks, 60 percent have serious emotional disorders.  The article observes...

"Displacement and mental health problems go hand in hand, particularly with low-income families, who were most likely to report psychological consequences.  [The researchers reported]... Parents may be using all of their resources to obtain employment and housing.  Kids' psychological issues can be crowded out of families' priorities.

"The BP oil spill has shown similar effects in the Gulf Coast.  Nearly 20 percent of parents say their kids have new emotional or behavioral....  [Researchers blame] oil-related health problems, plus difficult family dynamics due to job losses and uncertainty."





Alice Honig's insightful book, Little Kids, Big Worries: Stress-Busting Tips for Early Childhood Classrooms, is now available from Exchange.  Research shows that stress in the crucial early years of a child's life can pose dramatic, lasting challenges to development, learning, and behavior.  This is the practical book early childhood professionals need to recognize stress in young children — and intervene with proven relief strategies before pressures turn into big problems.  Developed by celebrated early childhood expert Alice Sterling Honig, Little Kids, Big Worries: Stress-Busting Tips for Early Childhood Classrooms helps readers address the most common causes of stress in a young child's life, including separation anxiety, bullying, jealousy, and family circumstances.

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Comments (3)

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Nirmal Kumar Ghosh · November 19, 2010
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India


Hope best treatment for early childhood from American People

geeta bhatt · November 10, 2010
the grand child care center
chicago, IL, United States


It is very sad to know that even very advance country like America where people come for the better future for their kids have to suffer because government does not do enough. My sympathy to the children of New Orleans.

Diane Macaitis · November 10, 2010
Omaha Public Schools
Omaha, Ne, United States


Can't wait to start reading



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