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Hug your kids, say you love them – and don’t over-talk the Connecticut shootings
The Globe and Mail: As U.S. President Barack Obama said in his statement to the press on Friday, every parent in the United States (and every parent in Canada who is shaken by the mass
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Advice is given to help kids cope with the Connecticut school shooting
Examiner: The Connecticut school shooting is one of the most horrible tragedies in American history. It is very important to be very careful with how you approach your children in discussing this tragedy in order
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How To Talk to Your Kids About the School Shooting
Slate: What do you say to your elementary-school-aged children about the mass slaughter of children at an elementary school? I put this question to Dr. Alan E. Kazdin, director of the Yale Parenting Center. He
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Connecticut School Shooting: 4 Tips to Help Kids Cope
ABC: Alan Kazdin, a professor of child psychology at Yale University, offers four tips for parents to frame that discussion and help their kids cope. Don’t Over-Talk This Parents can easily project their own fears
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Newtown, Conn., Elementary School Shooting: Kids React Differently Than Adults
ABC: When even adults are left speechless by traumatic events, it’s hard to imagine what’s going on in the mind of a child. Adults often gorge on media images — trying to glean facts, gain
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The Santa Lie
Slate: We raise our kids to be truthful. We teach them about the laws of physics. And then we tell them that nine flying reindeer pull an immortal fat man and his sleigh through the
