9 Not Discussing Violence In The News
One common mistake parents make, says Carole Lieberman M.D., author of Lions and Tigers and Terrorists, Oh My! How to Protect Your Child in a Time of Terror, is not talking to them about “scary things in the world” like shootings. She calls this “the ‘bird and the bees’ talk for the 21st century.” While parents would like to think kids will never come into contact with violence, this is a “rationalization parents make to avoid the subject,” thinking it will “scare their kids.” Instead, it’s a good idea to engage to engage the subject, says Dr. Lieberman, as it’s “a fact of life, too.”
