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What Do We Say to Our Children?
by Kim Schultz
Well, by now you and your children have had some exposure to the terrible attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and the crash in Pennsylvania. If you are like me, you are unsure about what and how much to say, let alone figure out how to handle your own disbelief and grief in front of the kids. I can't write an article about any of this - I am not qualified to do that. Instead, I would like to forward links to several sites offering help, guidance and miscellaneous information. I hope you can find what you are looking for.
One of my favorite articles - Miami Herald - " Bloodied but Unbowed " - by Leonard Pitts Jr.
A wealth of advice can be found online for talking to kids about the tragedy, including articles at ABCnews .com, MSNBC.com , and washingtonpost . com .
Other articles online include:
Coping with Tragedy (Smarterkids.com).
Emphasize Safety in Talks with Children (Smarterkids.com)
Handling Children's Fears (Smarterkids.com)
How do you tell children about The September 11th unprecedented tragedy? How do you reassure them while also trying to explain what happened?
CNN talks to Dr. Jeffrey Mitchell
, a certified trauma specialist and head of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
Dr. Steven Marans : Talking to children about violence (CNN.com Chat Room)
NEWS (in addition to the major news networks): wtopnews . com (news site from Washington, D.C.)
ABOUT SURVIVORS:
http://safe.millennium.berkeley.edu
http://okay.prodigy.net
http://www.ny.com/wtclist.html
http://www.viexpo.com/dmstest/america.html
http://www.bostoncoop.net:8080/SeptEleven
http://www.shunn.net/okay/
http://www.ahnj.com/Ferry.htm
If you are not sure if friends or family worked in the World Trade Center in NYC, a list of tenants in the WTC can be found at:
onisland.com
. Simply click on each type of business to find a listing of firms.
SPECIAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS:
American Airlines: 800-245-0999
United Airlines: 800-932-8555
Army: 1-800-984-8523 or 703-428-0002
Navy and Marine Corps: 1-877-663-6772
Air Force: 1-800-253-9276
U.S. Justice Department's Family Assistance Center Victims
Hotline: 1-800-331-0075.
INFORMATION FOR THE FBI
The FBI has established a toll-free telephone number for anyone with information regarding the incidents: 1-866-483-5137 (or go to
http://www.ifccfbi.gov
).
TO HELP:
www.helping.org
www.firehouse.com (provides information on NYC firemen)
www.email911.com (a bulletin board with threads about ways to help and survivors)
BLOOD DONATIONS :
American Red Cross: 800-448-3543 (GIVELIFE)
American Red Cross:
www.redcross.org
COPING/GRIEF COUNSELING:
American Psychiatric Institute
www.psych.org
APA Help Center
helping.apa.org/therapy/traumaticstress.html
AtHealth.com
www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/FPN_2_42.html
List of Crisis Counselors
www.find-a-therapist.com/directories/crisis.htm
National Disaster Information for Children
www.nasponline.org/NEAT/terror_eds.html
ONLINE MEMORIALS:
American Memorials
www
.
americanmemorials
.
com
Internet Remembrance Campaign
remember.worldatwar.org/
TO PURCHASE U.S. FLAGS ONLINE (Note, most are sold out or on a long back order - but worth a try):
American Flag Store
www.americanflagstore.com/
Flag's Unlimited
www
.
usflags
.
com
/
American Flagpole & Flag Company
www
.
aflag
.
com
FlagGalaxy.com
www
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flaggalaxy
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com
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