Parental support can help kids anxious after Manchester concert bombing: experts
TORONTO — Watching media reports about the deadly suicide bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, may have left some Canadian children and teens feeling anxious — especially about attending a similar event in the future — but psychologists say parents can take steps to mitigate their fears.
Feeling anxious or fearful are normal and even healthy reactions to such a traumatic event, said Dr. Phil Ritchie, a clinical psychologist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
“This was a concert where it really appealed to teens and even some children, and they’re included among the victims,” Ritchie said Tuesday from Ottawa.
“So that’s going to be upsetting for kids even here in Canada watching it.”