'I don't want to die': Blast traumatises Beirut childrenA Lebanese protester carries a photo of three-year-old Alexandra, who was fatally injured in the port explosionBEIRUT - "I don't want to die." When the boy saw blood on his feet, "he started screaming: 'Mom, I don't want to die'," Hiba recalled. When the impact from the massive blast hits him, the same child also screams, in English: "Mom, I don't want to die." Loud bangs may trigger fears of another blast and some children could go temporarily mute or tend toward self-isolation, the psychologist explained. This is one tip Noura picked up online when she was looking for information on how to handle her two traumatised children, aged three and four.

Source: Bangkok Post August 11, 2020 10:07 UTC