The child’s questions about the earthquake should be answered in accordance with his age.

Specialist Clinical Psychologist Eda Ergür, who stated that children often ask questions about this issue, especially in order to cope with their fears and anxieties about earthquakes, pointed out that these questions should be answered in accordance with the age of the child. Ergür also underlined that children try to cope with their anxiety by observing their parents and elders.

Üsküdar University NPİSTANBUL Hospital Specialist Clinical Psychologist Eda Ergür made an assessment regarding the correct answering of children’s questions about disasters such as earthquakes after the earthquake disaster.

Specialist Clinical Psychologist Eda Ergür, who noted that the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes and the traumas experienced after them, affected children to a great extent, said, “We are all going through very difficult things in this process. We have survived a great disaster and we are facing a very deep pain.” said.

Information should be shared according to their age.

Stating that the right approach to children is very important in this process, Expert Clinical Psychologist Eda Ergür, said, “We have to be careful about our children. Our children may have concerns and questions during this period. For this reason, it is very important to share information with our children in an age-appropriate manner by simplifying them in a way that does not affect them.” said.

Children try to cope by observing their parents

Noting that children observe their parents and elders in extraordinary situations, Expert Clinical Psychologist Eda Ergür said, “Children can know what the current situation is because they can cope with disasters by observing their parents and elders, and making sense of the information they share with them, as always and in every event. Therefore, it is very important to answer children’s questions in this process, as simple as possible.” he said.

There’s a reason why he asks the same question over and over

Expressing that children constantly asking the same question may be a sign that they are trying to cope with that fear, Expert Clinical Psychologist Eda Ergür, said, “If the child asks the same question over and over and plays the same game over and over, it means that he is trying to cope with this situation. So instead of preventing it, let’s allow it, experience the emotion and overcome it. Because if we make sense of this process at that time, we may be able to prevent traumas in the future.” he said.

Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency