10 Tips on how to talk to your kids about the news - January Post

I have noticed since all the news over the past few months with (Obama) and the presidency that my kids have been pretty involved and interested in the news and listening to what is going on. Although that is a good thing, I also notice that they start to repeat things that they hear based on where they hear it from. They form an oppinion based on one persons thoughts even though may be biased, true or untrue. I think that this is a good time to get them involved not just in this news but other news. I think that there is a way to talk to them about what is going on, keep their minds interested but also control what it is that their hearing. For instance a news event might show a violent crime but might not report that crime rate is down. It might interview people on their thougts on a particular event, but kids might not interpret them as thoughts but as fact because it is on tv. I have to laugh because it'[s almost like those infomercials when my children watch and say, "Mom if you buy that cleaning item, you will never have to clean again, it does it for you" Everything for them is taken literally.
I think that we should encourage our children to be interested in the news and what is happening around them and in the world. However, I think we should be an active part of that to help them understand what it is that their hearing. So does this article that I found, 10 Tips on how to talk to your kids about the news: http://www.talkingwithkids.org/television/twk-news.html put out by: Talking With Kids About Tough Issuesis a national campaign by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation. It gives 10 tips on talking