-Elicit the children's ideas on how

-Elicit the children's ideas on how to solve problems that arise in the group, such as hurt feelings, a mess that needs to be cleaned up, or play that is fun for some but leaves others out or makes them feel uncomfortable.
-Face community crises together Bring families and staff together to discuss how you will address an event or issue such as a severe storm or violence in the community. If children have been frightened, look for ways for them to p their fears in pretend play and to hear reassuring messages. For example, when a hurricane caused widespread damage and a weeklong power blackout. one center responded by incorporating it into the curriculum. One class made an ambulance from cardboard boxes, another read books about storms, a third created cards to send to children who had been displaced, and a fourth built a dollhouse "hurricane-proof" dollhouse.