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What to say to kids when the news is scary

Life Kit: Parenting

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Helpers With Kids

After the columbine school shooting in 19 99, sesamy did a study of children's perceptions of the world through their drawings there was a lot of a preoccupation of death. But after the september eleventh attacks, just two years later, rosemary says, media coverage wis different. We didn't turn on the t v until president obama spoke. Because while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need. And there is evidence that talking about helpers with kids really does make a difference in how they see their world.

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