How Disasters and Trauma Can Affect Children’s Empathy

"Do children become more kind and empathetic after a disaster— or does the  experience make them more focus more on self-preservation?

The first study to examine the question in an experimental way shows that  children’s reactions may depend on their age...."

http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/22/how-disasters-and-trauma-can-affect-childrens-empathy/