How to help your kids cope with fires and the pandemic

A teacher at Ipakanni Early College Charter School in Oroville is hoping to help some of his students who lost everything in the Bear Fire.

Families lost their homes in the north complex... a tragedy tough for anyone to cope with..

But especially children.

New at 5 -- action news now reporter amy lanski shares how some kids who lost everything..

Are staying strong.

<jason hill "everything hit me at once, like it is already hard to focus on school at home as it is and just the added stress, it gets overwhelming."

The hill family lost everything in the bear fire.

Aidan hill: "mixed emotions, to be honest because i don't know what i am going to, because my point of view, is we had nothing before and we went to something and i think it's possible to do the same thing again."

Kendall hill: "my parents are really stressed out about the situation because there is a lot of stuff going on and it is a stressful situation for them so i am there for moral support and to help out."

The hill brothers weren't the only kids at ipakanni early college charter high school their classmate melissa did as chico unified school district -- is already hard to focus on school at home as it is and just the added stress, it gets overwhelming."

The hill family lost everything in the bear fire.

Aidan hill: "mixed emotions, to be honest because i don't know what i am going to, because my point of view, is we had nothing before and we went to something and i think it's possible to do the same thing again."

Kendall hill: "my parents are really stressed out about the situation because there is a lot of stuff going on and it is a stressful situation for them so i am there for moral support and to help out."

The hill brothers weren't the only kids at ipakanni early college charter high school their classmate melissa did as well... she says it's hard dealing with distance learning while being displa re e <jason hill "everything hit me at once, like it is already hard to focus on school at home as it is and just the added stress, it gets overwhelming."

The hill family lost everything in the bear fire.

Aidan hill: "mixed emotions, to be honest because i don't know what i am going to, because my point of view, is we had nothing before and we went to something and i think it's possible to do the same thing again."

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Natalie ladine m.d.

Family physician "i am sure if they are seeing their family or family members in distress that adds to their stress right?

And kids stress manifests different than adults it might look more like behavior or acting out."

Dr. natalie ladine said to make sure as parents you are taking care of yourself too.

"parents are going to have to cut themselves some slack know that your kids are not just remote workers