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Helping Kids Cope with the Texas Floods

Helping Kids Cope with the Texas Floods

Update: 2025-07-08
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Texas is grieving.
Even for those once or twice removed from the direct impact, it's hard to think about anything other than the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas and the rising death toll. Each life lost represents a devastated family, a shaken community, and a school doing its best to help children make sense of the senseless.

We're re-releasing an episode we originally recorded for educators and parents in California during the recent wildfires, in hopes that it might now support Texas families as they process the devastation from this past weekend's flooding.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:
  • "Be gentle with yourself as the adult."
  • "Hope is powerful medicine in times of crisis."
  • "We hold hope and believe in love."
 
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Context of Crisis
02:18 Supporting Children in Times of Crisis
06:57 Creating a Sense of Safety
10:02 Checking In and Validating Feelings
14:50 Connecting to Family Values and Hope
 
 
 

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Helping Kids Cope with the Texas Floods

Helping Kids Cope with the Texas Floods

Michelle Kinder, M.Ed., LPC | Produced By: Katie Worden