Talking to Kids About Tragic Events: Voices 04
The Mom Hour
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🗓️ 17 August 2016
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
When tragedy strikes and our news feeds fill with heartbreak and outrage, it’s hard enough to manage our own feelings of sadness and worry, let alone find ways to talk to kids about what’s happening and help them understand what they heard on the playground or saw on the screen.
In this special bonus interview Sarah sits down with psychologist and author Dr. Jennifer Freed to understand what’s at stake when our kids encounter scary news, how to talk to older kids about tragic events, how to promote empathy and emotional learning starting with babies and toddlers, and how to get our news without letting it dominate our state of mind.
LINKS MENTIONED:
- JenniferFreed.com
- AHA! Attitude. Harmony. Achievement.
- Dr. Freed on Facebook and Twitter
- The phrases Dr. Freed recommended searching, along with the name of your area, to find local organizations similar to hers, are “social-emotional learning” and “mindfulness education”
- CHARACTER: Empowering Yourself with Emotional Intelligence (Dr. Freed’s FREE workbook for teens, available via Amazon for Kindle)
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, Sarah, I know we both want to raise caring and kind kids, but it's not always easy to identify ways to help them engage with the world generously. |
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| 1:08.4 | Hi everyone, I'm Sarah Powers and you are listening to The Mom Hour. |
| 1:15.0 | Today's show is one of our special bonus interview episodes and I am thrilled to be joined by Dr. Jennifer |
| 1:21.1 | Freed to discuss a topic that is so important and unfortunately |
| 1:25.6 | increasingly timely and that is how we speak to our children about tragic events, |
| 1:31.2 | about violence in the news and more generally how we promote peace and empathy and emotional learning in our own homes and communities. |
| 1:40.0 | So thank you so much Dr. Freed for being here. |
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