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What to tell your kids when the news is scary ? There is a lot in the news now which is scary - how can we navigate this with our child ?
What to tell your kids when the news is scary ? There is a lot in the news now which is scary - how can we navigate this with our child ?
Here is a checklist from NPR Life Skills (Full podcast can be accessed below) :
1. Keep things need to know. (Turn TV off).
1. Keep things need to know. (Turn TV off).
2. Choose a quiet moment and start with what do they know - what are they seeing, hearing, feeling, who is the story about ?
2. Choose a quiet moment and start with what do they know - what are they seeing, hearing, feeling, who is the story about ?
3. What are the facts and context ? Show on a map where things are happening - tell them anything newsworthy means it is unusual or rare.
3. What are the facts and context ? Show on a map where things are happening - tell them anything newsworthy means it is unusual or rare.
4. Why do bad things happen? -Try not to label people, emphasis the helpers, people who care about you and the community.
4. Why do bad things happen? -Try not to label people, emphasis the helpers, people who care about you and the community.
5. See how your child can tell the news in their own words an image, video or story.
5. See how your child can tell the news in their own words an image, video or story.
6. How can you and your child be a helper ? Get them involved in helping.
6. How can you and your child be a helper ? Get them involved in helping.
Whether a raid on the capitol, school shooting or a deadly tornado, scary events in the news can leave parents struggling to know when — and how — they should talk with their kids about it. Rosemarie Truglio of Sesame Workshop and Tara Conley, a media studies professor at Montclair State University, give us tips. From the NPR podcast LifeKit.
PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour
Three ways to teach the insurrection in the Capitol
Three ways to teach the insurrection in the Capitol
Videos and tips on how to talk to your child about 6th January 2020.
Another good article to read especially for the older child, directed at teaching but easily transferable to parenting. Below are suggested questions to ask to teach the news by enquiry.
Another good article to read especially for the older child, directed at teaching but easily transferable to parenting. Below are suggested questions to ask to teach the news by enquiry.
What is the purpose of news?
In what ways does misinformation exploit our beliefs and values?
Do news reports always need a reputable source?
What tactics do purveyors of misinformation use to manipulate its audience?
How can you tell if a source is credible or not?
What does it mean to be biased? Is there ever a time when reporting should be biased?
To what extent should the media be responsibly run?
How is the world of journalism changing?
What are some best practices for sharing quality media stories?
Does transparency matter?
What standards should journalism be held to?
In what ways does journalism need to adapt to suit the current climate?
What does it mean to have a “critical eye”?
How does false and misleading information hurt people?
How to teach news from an unbiased standpoint . Simply reports from the left, right and center standpoints. AllSides provides balanced news, diverse perspectives, and real conversation.
The website exposes the reader to information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so they can better understand the world — and each other. \
When news breaks of a disaster or violence, your child/students may want to discuss a crisis as it unfolds. This page shows you how to react
KidNuz - Daily News Podcast
KidNuz - Daily News Podcast
KidNuz is the brainchild of four veteran broadcast journalists who believe that kids deserve a newscast all their own; one that delivers current events in a kid-friendly package, sparks curiosity, and gets them asking critical questions. Together with parents and teachers, KidNuz engages kids on issues that are relevant to them. Or soon will be.
All ages
This great sight offers a whole page on media literacy and false information and how to talk to your child about it.
For more informative advice on navigating the internet and more.
For more informative advice on navigating the internet and more.
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