Fox News Digital chatted with child therapists about practical ways to help survivors of wildfires move forward and heal from the trauma.
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TherapistssaysurvivorsoftheCaliforniawildfirescanhelptheirchildrenhealfromthetraumaofleavingeverythingtheyknowbehindbycontinuingonwiththeirdailyroutines,providinganempatheticearandreinforcingtheirsafety.
WhilefirecrewscontinuetocombatthewildfiresconsumingLosAngelesCounty,officialsasofSaturdaysaidatleast30peopleremainmissingwhiletwoadditionaldeathsbroughtthetollto27.
“ManychildrenarefacingthedevastationofthefiresinCalifornia. Asparentsandcaregivers,it’scrucialtosupportchildrenduringthiscrisis,givingthemspacetosharewhattheysaw,heard,andfelt,”Dr.CindyDavis,clinicaldirectorofPositiveDevelopmentinPasadena,Calif.,toldFoxNewsDigital.“Encouragethemtosharetheirexperiencesandbeopentoanyformofcommunication.Somemayrepeatthesamestory,whileothersmayprefernottotalkmuch.Letthemchoosewhenandhowtoshare.Consideryourchild’sexperiencewiththedisaster—d
