Stormy weather and kids: Tempering the tempest turmoil

Through the storm: Parents can help their children cope with their emotions during a bad weather and ensure their mental wellbeing, says the writer. — 123rf

THIS is my son’s first monsoon season. Loud rumbles of thunder. Flashes of lightning. The seemingly endless sound of heavy raindrops splattering on our window.

The southwest monsoon, enhanced by Typhoon “Carina,” has been going at it hard the last two weeks with more rain still continuing up to this weekend in the Philippines. I’m thankful my baby doesn’t easily get startled by the noise, though he ended up with more fitful sleep. If anything, he hugged and clung to us more as he slept (which we didn’t mind at all).