Emergencies
Whether you’re preparing for the unexpected or recovering from it, your reassurance and comfort hold great power to soothe children.
Explore these interactive family guides with simple tips and activities to comfort and support children… and keep the whole family safe.
Here for Each Other: Hurricanes
Recovering from a hurricane.
Here for Each Other: Wildfires
Support children during and after wildfires.
Here for Each Other: Earthquakes
Rebuild children’s sense of safety after an earthquake.
Here for Each Other Family Guide: Floods
Helping children after a flood.
Here for Each Other: Tornadoes
Comforting children and staying safe after a tornado.
Here for Each Other: House Fires
Comforting children after a house fire.
Here for Each Other: Blizzards
Balance safety and fun on super-snowy days and nights!
From safety tips, to weather disaster basics for kids, to disaster preparedness checklists, you can help your family be prepared for any emergency.
Rosita and Her Mom Prepare an Emergency Kit
Your family can gather supplies to build an emergency kit and prepare for emergencies in many other easy ways.
Children need to know that you can work together, stay safe, and be prepared in an emergency.
Let’s Get Ready: Emergency Family Guide
Prepare for emergencies as a family.
Let’s Get Ready: Power Safety
Keep the whole family safe around electricity.
Here for Each Other: Wildfires
Support children during and after wildfires.
Family Emergency Kit
Learn what goes into an emergency kit.
Let’s Pack an Emergency Kit
A Hurricane Comes to Sesame Street
Just like Big Bird’s friends help him rebuild his nest after a hurricane, you can help rebuild your child’s sense of safety and security.
Talking to Children About Emergencies
Start a conversation about what happens when the unexpected happens.
Knowing First & Last Names
Help kids remember their caregivers’ first and last names.
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Here for Each Other: House Fires
Comforting children after a house fire.
Let’s Get Ready: Power Safety
Keep the whole family safe around electricity.
Here for Each Other: Hurricanes
Recovering from a hurricane.
Here for Each Other: Wildfires
Support children during and after wildfires.
Here for Each Other Family Guide: Floods
Helping children after a flood.
Let’s Get Ready: Emergency Family Guide
Prepare for emergencies as a family.
Here for Each Other: Blizzards
Balance safety and fun on super-snowy days and nights!
Safe & Together
When families have to leave home in order to stay safe, it helps to remember that home is where the love is.
Crayon Power
Coloring together can soothe both children and grown-ups.
Discover more resources for parents, caregivers, and providers.
Building Resilience in Children and Families
Give children tools and coping skills to overcome both little and big challenges to help them learn and grow.
Calming Strategies
Little ones need lots of help from caring adults to grow and thrive. We offer calming strategies on comforting and providing nurturing touch, all of which are required for healthy brain development!
Children’s Feelings
When you help children to understand and express their emotions, you help them grow and thrive.
