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You don't want to scare your kids, but you do need them to be prepared for what to do before, during and after the shaking of a major (or even minor) earthquake.
Among the things parents will learn: They can’t expect to just grab their kids and go in the aftermath of a big quake. “We’re going to hold onto all of our kids, to make sure they’re all ...
CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe wrote Fault Lines: Understanding the Power of Earthquakes as an introduction for kids.Supplied Johanna Wagstaffe, meteorologist and science host for CBC ...
This morning's earthquake was a shock for everyone. But for kids, it can be even more scary and confusing — so we asked a child psychologist for their advice on talking your child through it.
Next time an earthquake strikes, the kids at Bubbles Early Childhood Centre in New Plymouth know there is only one thing to do - stop, drop and cover your mop. In the wake of Seddon's 6.5 ...
Eight students from the Greater Portland Christian School and their chaperones are on a mission trip to Ecuador, where the magnitude-7.8 quake killed more than 400 people.
Washington Post education blogger Valerie Strauss points out that it might be a good time for schools to review—or create, as the case may be—their earthquake-response procedures. Apparently ...
Fourth grade students at Angus Valley Elementary School had the science lesson of a lifetime on Monday. They were learning about earthquakes and how they happen, when they felt the earthquake ...
Families should talk specifically about what to do if an earthquake occurs when everyone’s at home, as well. “Some of the younger kids may not transfer the learning from one site to another ...
They were learning about earthquakes and how they happen, when they felt the earthquake! News On 6's Jordan Tidwell spoke to the teacher and students and will have the story tonight at 5.