Helping Kids Understand Violence, Racism, and Heavy Topics in the News
Social media and seemingly every news outlet is flooded with stories and images of violence, death, racism, social injustice, political unrest, pandemic among other heavy and unsettling topics. Kids are inevitably feeling confused, angry, and sometimes scared about the seemingly endless stream of troubling news. Parents also are affected by disturbing current events, and are […]
Blog: Talking to Kids about Protests and Racism
Not only have we been shut-down, isolated, quarantined during a very uncertain time of the COVID-19 pandemic; parents and families are now experiencing cities, towns, and media bursting with anger, protests, and violence. Children and older teens who are home from school, without their usual summer activities are spending more time on social media and […]