Sometimes, It's Scary in the Dark - But We Can Make It Better if we Turn on the Light
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I hope you took a few minutes to watch this video. This world can be a scary place for kids. It's a scary place for adults, too. On March 15, 2019, in New Zealand, a terrorist attacked and killed many people as they gathered to worship at their mosque. It was on the news pretty much 24/7 for several days and yes, it was a scary thing to see from afar for me, as an adult. Scary and sad. But how do we explain such things to our children when all we really want is to shield them from it?
This video does a really great job explaining the attack and terrorism in a way that is more digestible for a child without being as terrifying as seeing it portrayed on the news. It isn't easy to talk about it, but it is necessary.
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