Friday, September 28, 2012

Talking to kids about scary news

Photo: Post-Journal

The news this week around Chautauqua County has left us all reeling: The murder of the Clymer Central Schools superintendent... A sexual assault in Brooklyn Square... Reports of gunfire around the city... And the burglary and subsequent stabbing on Barker Street. We can try and shelter our kids from this news, but the truth of the matter is that they're already talking about it on the playground and in the cafeteria.

Sasha Emmons, a writer for Parenting.com, has an article well-worth a look:  5 Tips on Talking to Kids About Scary News.
 

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