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When horrible things happen, it is sometimes impossible to keep our children from hearing about them. The shootings in Arizona are indeed horrific. But unlike something like September 11th, it is possible that your kids won't hear about them if you don't bring it up.Children are not as delicate as some of us like to believe. At a certain age, they can handle hearing bad news. At the same time, childhood is a time to have fun. As I've said to my own kids many times, there will be plenty of time to not have fun when you reach adulthood.
Have your children asked you about the events in Arizona? If so, what did you tell them?
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1-13-2011 @ 1:02PM
Alicia said...This is why I started reading the newspaper at 10/11. Adults try too hard to filter the news for kids and it's often frustrating for them. Somethings should be monitored, like sex and drug education, but keeping information like this from kids doesn't help them have more fun, it raises them to remain uninformed and to ignore the outside world, something we all do far too much as is. Kids can handle stuff like this, if they're scared, be honest with them instead of sugarcoating it. They are capable of facing that fear and overcoming it with your guidance. Hell, I was 9 during Columbine and not only was I not scared while watching the news and reading the newspaper with my parents, I was fascinated at this glimpse of a world outside my city, neighborhood and school. That fascination lit the fire that has driven me to use all news sources available in print, on television and on the web to keep informed, up-to-date and involved in my community. It's one reason why I read this site, despite not being a parent or wanting to have kids of my own.
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