Strategies To Assist Parents Manage Children’s Worries Over The H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

Acknowledging children’s concerns and reinforcing children’s coping are two key strategies to assist parents in managing their children’s worries over the H1N1 flu (swine flu), reports the Australian Psychological Society (APS). Professor Bob Montgomery, President of the APS says, “At this stage, many children are aware of the threat of the flu outbreak from conversations amongst peers, the local community, from overhearing adult conversations, or from daily updates in the media.

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Filed under: Flu / SARS on June 10th, 2009