Kids 4-10 yrs in Sderot Israel to use as calming devices during rocket attacks
“40-63 percent of the children in Sderot suffer from symptoms of anxiety, fear and PTSD”
“Even during wartime, the level of PTSD among children nationwide hovers is somewhere between 7 and 10 percent, Prof. Ruth Pat- Horenczyk explained.”
“tzeva adom” 15 secs to get to a bomb shelter after “code red”
“צבע אדום”
What calms children down?
- https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-ways-calm-young-brain-trauma-lori-desautels
- https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_silent_epidemic_in_our_classrooms
- https://copingskillsforkids.com/blog/12-kid-friendly-strategies-to-calm-anxiety-at-night-from-a-child-therapist
- Fidgets
- Lotion
- Transitional objects
- Books on tape
- Nightlight
PTSD for kids- what it is
- Regression
- Goes unnoticed by parents often- grow out of it
- Introvert to extrovert and reverse
- Not wanting to try new things
- Trouble at school
- Trouble falling asleep
- Fear using toilet and showering
- Won’t go where red alerts have happened
- Parents anxieties reflect on their kids
- Wetting bed
- “Survival mode”
What are the most calming colors for children
- http://living.thebump.com/colors-pleasing-kids-sensory-issues-17568.html
- Muted greens and blues
- Neutral
- Pastels
- No bright and fluorescent lighting
Park in Sderot with bomb shelters built in as seen below
JNF indoor playground built with bomb shelters around edges so children can get there in 15 seconds.
Sculpture made out of old rockets- Sderot is considered the Seattle of Israel
Display of shells at the police department, there have been up to 50,000 rockets fired a day at Sderot.
I didn’t know how to interview people in Sderot, so I used my knowledge having been there combined with research on PTSD, calming techniques, relaxing colors, etc. to create a rounded picture of what my collection should focus on.