
What to say to kids when the news is scary
Life Kit: Parenting
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Kids Need Facts and Context
Parents should give kids facts and context based on the questions they're asking, or your sense of what you think they need in the moment. Terra connelly, the medea researcher, she thinks this is all really helpful for kids. Makes sure they understand that the a can't talk about everything. You know, journalists choose their stories, and some stories they just don't choose to tell. Not everybody's story gets told. And rosemary says we should resist the temptation to answer that why question by labelling people.
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