Assisting Young Children Caught in Disasters : Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Interventions

Description

This volume discusses 14 different types of disasters and their implications on the social, emotional and academic development of young children, from birth through age eight. It focuses on human-related crises and disasters such as community violence exposure; war and terrorism; life in military families; child trafficking; parent migration; radiation disasters; HIV/AIDS; and poverty. The environment-related disasters addressed in this book include hunger; hurricanes; earthquakes; frostbites; wildfires; and tornadoes. The volume includes suggestions for interventions, such as using picture books with young children in coping with natural disasters and human crises. In addition, each chapter provides research-based strategies for early childhood and related professionals to be used in the classroom. Many children in our world today experience some type of disasters and/or crises. These crises or disasters can either be human- or environment-related and can interrupt children’s daily lives. They often negatively impact children’s development, education, and safety. Bringing together authors representing a variety of countries including Australia, Canada, China, Finland, Haiti, Hungary, Kenya, USA, and Zimbabwe, this book provides truly global perspectives on the various types of disasters and their implications for our work with young children. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction: Assisting Young Children Caught in Disasters (Judit Szente)....Pages 1-5 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 The Impact of Community Violence Exposure on the Developmental Outcomes of Young Children of Color (Yvette R. Harris)....Pages 9-24 When War and Terrorism Enter the Lives of Young Children (Judith A. Myers-Walls)....Pages 25-35 Young Children in Military Families (Erica Culler, Tara Saathoff-Wells)....Pages 37-46 Trafficking of Vulnerable Children in Southeast Asia (Deanna Davy)....Pages 47-55 Coping with Parents’ Work Migration in China: The Stress and Adjustment of Children Who Got Left-Behind (Chun Tao, Paul A. Miller, Jun Gao)....Pages 57-69 The Psychosocial Effects of Radiation Disasters on Young Children (John S. Murray)....Pages 71-80 HIV/AIDS and the Socio-emotional Development of Children in Southern Africa (George Chitiyo, Morgan Chitiyo)....Pages 81-91 When the Basic Necessities of Life Are Missing: The Impact of Poverty on Children (Judith N. Levin)....Pages 93-101 Front Matter ....Pages 103-103 The Effects of Hunger on Physical and Cognitive Development of Children (Grace Jepkemboi)....Pages 105-114 School Districts’ and Teachers’ Response to Hurricanes and Their Impact on Children (Holly K. Howat)....Pages 115-122 Long Term Effects of the 2010 Earthquake on Haitian Children and Their Determination to Survive (Edwidge Crevecoeur Bryant, Emily Blum)....Pages 123-130 Occurrence and Prevention of Frostbites in Children (Tiina Maria Ikäheimo)....Pages 131-141 “Hope is in Our Hands:” Impacts of the Slave Lake Wildfires in Alberta, Canada on Children (Judith C. Kulig, Ivan Townshend, Anna Pujadas Botey, Blythe Shepard)....Pages 143-156 Classroom Intervention with Young Children After a Tornado Disaster (Paul A. Miller, Chun Tao, Mary H. Burleson)....Pages 157-170 Literature as Support: Using Picturebooks to Assist Young Children in Coping with Natural Disasters and Human Crises (Patricia A. Crawford, Sherron Killingsworth Roberts)....Pages 171-180 Front Matter ....Pages 181-181 Assisting Young Children Caught in Disasters: Lessons and Implications (Judit Szente)....Pages 183-187 Back Matter ....Pages 189-193