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How to cope with news overload, with Markus Brauer, PhD, and Don Grant, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Should Parents Control Their Children's News Consumption?

We are as human being hardwired to direct our attention to negative events. We will be interested, intrigued by information that is negative. So what's the answer then? I mean, should parents somehow control their children's news consumption? How can they do that? I think not control, but maybe a company,. and I'm sure Dr. Grant has many ideas about that, is been there and help them sort out relevant from irrelevant information. For instance, to reduce infection risk and to help them function in an environment where a virus is spreading.

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