Practical Tools to Support Children in Difficult Times

On August 27, Project Kesher Ukraine and the Women’s Opportunity Fund of Ukraine hosted a webinar with psychologists as part of the “Comfort Kits” project, sharing simple tools adults can use to help children cope with anxiety, stress, and strong emotions.

Parents, teachers, and psychologists from Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Pervomaisk joined the session to explore how everyday objects, play, creativity, and shared activities can create moments of calm and emotional safety for children.

As part of the project, 106 children from military and internally displaced families, as well as schoolchildren living in frontline regions, received Comfort Kits, complete with mind-body toys and playful instructions to help children re-regulate after traumatic experiences.

The project also gives adults practical psychological first-aid tools to help children calm down, express their emotions, shift their attention, and reconnect with the simple joy of play. Sometimes, small everyday objects can create an important “island of safety” during difficult times.