Explaining the News to Our Kids
Dramatic, disturbing news events can leave parents speechless and not knowing how to help their children and teens. This article gives age-based tips to parents on how to talk to kids about the news - and listen to them too. By Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media's Parenting Editor, with contributions from Marie-Louise Mares, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.