Terrorism and Kids: Comforting Your Child [Paperback]

Fern Reiss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

The world today is a scary place. WILL YOUR CHILD BE OK?

Did you know that: * Children who see terrorism on televison are as traumatized as if they had been there? * Preoccupation with bruises and scraped knees can be a sign of trauma in children?

* Children can experience long-lasting effects of hearing about terrorism *months* later?

Terrorism and Kids: Comforting Your Child is a guide to answering the unanswerable. It will help you to help your children deal with fears without making them afraid of life. A powerful and insightful book dealing with the issue of terrorism and how children perceive it. This book addresses:

* What to do * What to say to children to calm their fears * Practical advice and tips on discussing current events, new threats, and a changing world

An excellent resource for parents, teachers, counselors, and anyone who deals with children on a daily basis.

"A compelling glimpse into today's world and America's newest challenge." Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Without a hint of jargon, Reiss sums up a lot of what experts have been advising on television and in the popular press. Her introductory remarks lend a sense of how acts of terrorism can affect various age groups--from infants to teens--but the text focuses on elementary and middle-graders, kids who understand the events and recognize at least some of the implications but are unable to handle their feelings and fit the facts into the context of their everyday lives. She goes on to summarize strategies (including using art and play) to help kids deal with fear and emotional overload, and she offers answers, truthful without being scary, to a number of questions kids are likely to ask: "Did this happen because I was bad?" "Are there any terrorists here?" She never pretends to know all the answers, but her commonsensical, secular approach is a good place to begin the soothing process. Stephanie Zvirin
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Review

"A compelling glimpse into today's world and America's newest challenge. You are to be commended. Thank you." -- Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts

"Compassionate, intuitive, accessible. A wonderful resource for every parent and teacher." -- Aviva Bock, psychotherapist and Harvard Medical School instructor

"Compassionate, intuitive, accessible. A wonderful resource and must-have for every parent and teacher." -- Aviva Bock, psychotherapist and Harvard Medical School

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Peanut Butter & Jelly Pr (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893290093
• ISBN-13: 978-1893290099
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,958,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Fern Reiss is the director of the International Association of Writers, Speakers & Experts (http://www.AssociationofWriters.com) and author of the PublishingGame.com series: The Publishing Game: Bestseller in 30 Days (on book promotion); The Publishing Game: Publish a Book in 30 Days (on self-publishing); The Publishing Game: Find an Agent in 30 Days (on getting a literary agent); ) and the forthcoming book, Expertizing: Positioning Yourself as a Name Brand.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really good if you have kids, September 26, 2001

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Dalia (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Terrorism and Kids: Comforting Your Child (Paperback)

I was looking for something that would help in explaining this whole horrible situation to my kids. This book really met the challenge, and helped me talk to my kids about what was scaring them (and me!)

There were two sections that were particularly helpful; one on strategies for helping your child cope, which included all kinds of things I never would have thought of (like watching your kids for unusual complaints of bruising, for example-which can be a sign of stress in younger kids who may not be able to verbalize what they're really feeling); and another on Answering Children's Questions (such as, Are we going to die, Will it happen here, Will bombs fall on us, and Can I stay home from school).

All in all, I found it really helpful. It's also pretty much the only book on this topic that I found.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks, November 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Terrorism and Kids: Comforting Your Child (Paperback)

Thank you for getting this book out so quickly. It is needed so desperatly in these times. Children are asking so many questions that are hard to answer. They need to be reasured.
I also bought, After the Tears, A Gentle Guide to Help Children Understand Death. (video)