DD's current topic is about the past (sort of a general looking at the differences between various points in history and now) but as a sub topic they've been learning about Britain during the war. This has not in any way, AFAIK, looked at the actual fighting and death etc, but things like rationing and how toys and games were different.
However it has set off DD's worrying which relates to death and the world 'ending', she is getting really wound up at bedtimes. Today DH took her out and the town they went to (where she's been numerous times) had a war memorial which they walked past, she was telling me about this and got really upset just now. We put her 'sleepy songs' playlist on the laptop which we do when she can't wind down herself (sometimes that, sometimes classic fm). She noticed one of the pieces is called War Song and we played it - she has heard it before and likes it (it's really gentle) but this time she was crying so much she couldn't speak, only nodding when I asked if she wanted me to delete it from the list.
I have managed to help DD in the past by subtly teaching her very basic CBT techniques - for example when she's worried about something particular going wrong I'll help her look at 'evidence' from previous times that shows it was fine. Also helping her remember positive achievements to help her persevere with things she's nervous about or when her work is tricky etc. That kind of thing has worked really well. But this 'world end feeling' as she calls it has me totally stumped. I don't know what to do.
The school knows she gets worried, she has done the nurture group stuff, but it seems to be escalating :( she told me she got upset at school the other morning - this has not happened before, it's usually only at bedtime it all spills out.
Do I approach the school again? What else could they do?