In the post-9/11, round the clock news culture, parents and children are bombarded more than ever before with images and messages about threats to our families-everything from mad cow disease, avian flu, and abduction to natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Fear and anxiety among children and parents is at an all time high. Here is a way to ease that anxiety. Each chapter contains practical easy to implement advice to help prepare and protect families from realistic threats and risks. In addition, the authors offer physical activities and games for children as well as techniques and methods to allay parents' fears.
