I have to say that this was a very creative way for FEMA to engage children in a way that would teach them about some of the natural disasters and terrible events that have occurred in our nation's history. I do not agree with the decision to take the coloring book down from the website because color therapy is widely accepted in the psychology world as a means of recovery and understanding what has happened. There haven't been any statistics released by FEMA showing that this book caused pain or trauma and unless we see some significant evidence that that is the case then it is premature to remove a tool for children to utilize. We need to be educating our youth about the things that can happen and letting them learn through coloring is a way that makes the learning a fun experience. It is very difficult for adults to communicate with children about topics like 9/11 and so by coloring, children can put pictures to the words that adults communicate with them, which gives them another avenue to really grasp the situation. I would like to see the book placed back on FEMA's website and hopefully their reasons for taking it down have been solved.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
FEMA's 9/11 Coloring Book Aims to Teach Kids About Tragedy
I have to say that this was a very creative way for FEMA to engage children in a way that would teach them about some of the natural disasters and terrible events that have occurred in our nation's history. I do not agree with the decision to take the coloring book down from the website because color therapy is widely accepted in the psychology world as a means of recovery and understanding what has happened. There haven't been any statistics released by FEMA showing that this book caused pain or trauma and unless we see some significant evidence that that is the case then it is premature to remove a tool for children to utilize. We need to be educating our youth about the things that can happen and letting them learn through coloring is a way that makes the learning a fun experience. It is very difficult for adults to communicate with children about topics like 9/11 and so by coloring, children can put pictures to the words that adults communicate with them, which gives them another avenue to really grasp the situation. I would like to see the book placed back on FEMA's website and hopefully their reasons for taking it down have been solved.
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Wow was this a serious post?
I think that having the coloring book taken down from the website was a wise decision. Color therapy is an effective method of treatment but only when properly supervised by specialized therapists.
Do you actually believe this stuff or do you just like getting as many posts as possible?
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