Children will likely have many questions when a natural disaster occurs. "How does a thunderstorm happen? What happened to the people living in ________? Will it happen to us?" Normalize this curiosity and concern by saying things like "I can understand why you would want to know that. That's a good question.".

After answering, check in with your child to make sure she understood. If your child still does not understand try different, but still concrete, easy-to-understand language, until your child grasps the concept.