Ways to Support an Anxious Child

As you are aware, our school has recently experienced a fire in the cafeteria which has affected the end of our school week. Our clean-up crew has worked hard to clean and address issues associated with the small fire that caused minimal damage. No one was hurt in the fire and the building is fully safe and ready for students to come back to their classrooms.  Therefore, we do expect all students to return to school to resume classes on Monday, December 5.

We are aware that students will react in different ways to emergencies of this nature, so it will be important to have support available to them as needed. Counselors are available in the school setting to assist students as they express their feelings related to the fire.  We have included an article link (see below) to help you recognize possible anxiety reactions you may observe in your child and ways forward to talk to them.  If you feel your child is in need of special assistance or is having a great deal of difficulty coping with the fire in any way, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Article Link:
http://childmind.org/article/what-to-do-and-not-do-when-children-are-anxious/