14/12/2025
在危難中，我們的脆弱感被觸發，神經系統在提醒你可能有危險！
想幫助孩子修復安全感嗎？
🔥 大埔火災後，為甚麼孩子可能比大人更難平復？
災難事件發生後，
即使我們不是直接受害者，
大腦仍可能因為同理心與脆弱感，啟動「戰或逃（fight-or-flight）」系統，
出現焦慮、心跳加速、失眠等反應。
那孩子呢？
很多時候，他們確實需要更長時間復原。
🧠 原因並不是孩子「想太多」，而是大腦仍在發展中：
🔹 兒童的理性調節系統（前額葉）尚未成熟
🔹 負責恐懼警報的杏仁核卻相對敏感
👉「感覺很強烈，但未必能理解發生了甚麼」
此外，孩子：
• 對「事情已經過去」的理解有限
• 未必能用語言表達害怕
• 會透過行為表現壓力（黏人、發脾氣、睡眠變差、退化行為）
更重要的是——
👨👩👧 孩子會吸收大人的情緒狀態
當我們反覆觀看新聞、語氣焦慮，
孩子的神經系統會接收到一個訊息：
「世界仍然不安全。」
🌱 幫助孩子復原，關鍵不是解釋事件，而是「穩定感」：
✔ 穩定作息
✔ 可預測的日常
✔ 情緒穩定的大人
✔ 簡單而溫柔的回應
這些都在向孩子的神經系統傳遞一句話：
「你是安全的。」
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In times of crisis, our vulnerability is triggered, and our nervous system warns of potential danger!
Want to help your child rebuild their sense of security?
🔥 Why do children often find it harder to recover than adults after the Tai Po fire?
After a disaster, even if we are not direct victims, our brains may still activate the "fight-or-flight" system due to empathy and vulnerability, resulting in reactions such as anxiety, rapid heartbeat, and insomnia.
And what about children?
Often, they do need a longer time to recover.
🧠 The reason isn't that children "overthink," but rather that their brains are still developing:
🔹 Children's rational regulatory system (prefrontal cortex) is not yet mature.
🔹 The amygdala, responsible for fear alerts, is relatively sensitive.
👉 "Feelings are intense, but they may not understand what happened."
Furthermore, children:
• Have limited understanding of "things are over."
• May not be able to express fear verbally.
• Will express stress through behavior (clinginess, tantrums, poor sleep, regressive behaviors).
More importantly—
👨👩👧 Children absorb adults' emotional states.
When we repeatedly watch the news or speak with anxiety,
the child's nervous system receives a message:
"The world is still not safe."
🌱 Helping children recover is not about explaining events, but about "stability":
✔ Stable routines
✔ Predictable daily routines
✔ Emotionally stable adults
✔ Simple and gentle responses
These all convey a message to the child's nervous system:
"You are safe."
