Community Corner
Moms Talk: How to Talk to Kids About Distressing News
How do you handle your kids' exposure to media coverage of bad news?
The lead story on newscasts lately has been Japan.
More than a week after a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami, images have been broadcast over the airwaves. Some of the images have been troubling to watch—tragic images of destruction and chaos.
No matter how hard you try, avoiding the images and the news of Japan has been nearly impossible. For young kids, the figures—more than 2,000 dead—can be confusing and sad.
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That brings us to today's question: How do you monitor or limit the amount of news your children are exposed to in times of tragedy. Should you?
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