Explaining Tragic Events in the News to Kids

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For CAFers who parent, grandparent, or work with the little ones, here’s a link to info from The Fred Rogers Company (Mr. Rogers) on how to help kiddos deal with tragic events in the news.

I had to refresh the page a couple of times. I think their servers are having trouble handling all the traffic they’re getting right now. 😦
 
Luna_Lovecraft said:
For CAFers who parent, grandparent, or work with the little ones, here’s a link to info from The Fred Rogers Company (Mr. Rogers) on how to help kiddos deal with tragic events in the news.

I had to refresh the page a couple of times. I think their servers are having trouble handling all the traffic they’re getting right now. 😦
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Kids don’t need to hear about these events at all… unless it’s impossible for you to stop them from hearing about them, this shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
 
dshix said:
Kids don’t need to hear about these events at all… unless it’s impossible for you to stop them from hearing about them, this shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
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Amen! Protect them from this madness.
 
dshix said:
Kids don’t need to hear about these events at all… unless it’s impossible for you to stop them from hearing about them, this shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
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Unfortunately, most kids have access to the news 24/7 and their family members will NOT protect them from it, so you can bet it will be the topic at most schools tomorrow, if it already isn’t being tweeted about and put up as statuses on FB. The days of hiding these things from children are probably long gone.
 
TheRealJuliane said:
Unfortunately, most kids have access to the news 24/7 and their family members will NOT protect them from it, so you can bet it will be the topic at most schools tomorrow, if it already isn’t being tweeted about and put up as statuses on FB. The days of hiding these things from children are probably long gone.
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THAT is the root of the problem.
 
dshix said:
Kids don’t need to hear about these events at all
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I don’t think anyone here would argue they do. But they do. So we have to face it.
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unless it’s impossible for you to stop them from hearing about them, this shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
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My stepdaughters called their dad from school this afternoon upset when they found out. He’s 500 miles away, so I’m going be the one to help two eleven-year-olds process the mass murder of kindergartners tonight when I can’t even wrap my head around it.

To me this is a huge problem.
 
dshix said:
Kids don’t need to hear about these events at all… unless it’s impossible for you to stop them from hearing about them, this shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
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Typically, yes. I know I didn’t know about the war until I was nine, and I was never really told about 9/11 until I saw documentaries on it when I was twelve or so. On one side it is good to somewhat shelter your child; there’s no reason to give them unneeded stress or emotional pain. But on the other it is okay to tell them that something bad happened and they should pray for it.
 
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