How do I help him cope with this?
9 in a few weeks. He is generally an anxious child. He's very curious and always asks the "what if" questions. We answer in an age appropriate manner.
In school they are learning about natural disasters, like tornadoes and earthquakes etc. it's on his mind constantly and he has a real fear that something bad is going to happen. He has made lego creations of natural disasters, draws pictures, looks at the clouds and panics its a tornado. He is scared stiff about it. He's been waking in the night as well saying he has nightmares about something like this happening.
Same thing happened last year when they learned about ww2 and discussed nuclear bombs. He was constantly looking in the sky for "mushroom" clouds. Awful nightmares. Worried sick. Physically being sick with anxiety.
How can I help him? Can i ask the school to keep him out of these lessons? Does he need other support ?
Hes otherwise normal healthy fun loving kid. Clever, curious, interested. No concerns otherwise.
Advice appreciated.