Milton takes toll on kids, too. Hurricane trauma is real

Milton takes toll on kids, too. Hurricane trauma is real

TAMPA, Fla. — As I sit on my bedroom closet floor, writing this column in the middle of preparing for Hurricane Milton, I can’t help but think about how natural disasters affect my children.

From missing their friends to long-term school absences, along with the fear of the unknown, my children are resilient, but they won’t come out of this unscathed. And that hurts.

This week, I frantically deep-cleaned the house while my spouse put up hurricane shutters around our two-story home. It was raining outside, and not ideal to be atop a 16-foot ladder, but as he stated, it was now or never.

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