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Latest post on 11 March 2011 - 20:37

Would you let your LO watch the Sky News if you happen to be watching it? It's factual, but is it appropriate? At that age is it better to shield them from all the gloomy news, or would you let them watch if they are interested, and then try and explain to them in a matter of fact way?

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Latest post on 14 March 2011 - 08:30

Yes; it's a bit trying at times to explain in details about all thats happening...espcially if its Indian news ;O)

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Latest post on 14 March 2011 - 08:26

Interesting Article: http://www.news.com.au/national/japan-earthquake-what-do-we-tell-the-kids/story-e6frfkvr-1226021135462

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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 21:47

Just the news in general. DD saw the images of Japan and we talked a bit about earthquakes and tsunamis, and had a look at the globe etc.. though she commented on people being "squashed", and whether it will come to Dubai. edited by Sugarbeach on 12/03/2011 Well if it did it would know doubt be far bigger and better.know? Brit?

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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 21:31

Just the news in general. DD saw the images of Japan and we talked a bit about earthquakes and tsunamis, and had a look at the globe etc.. though she commented on people being "squashed", and whether it will come to Dubai. edited by Sugarbeach on 12/03/2011 Well if it did it would no doubt be far bigger and better. <em>edited by Sticky Wicket on 12/03/2011</em>

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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 21:29

Yes, they watch the news and ask questions. The only time I turn it off is if it is about children (like abductions or murder) as DS is extremely sensitive. AFter M.McCann went missing he became very clingy and could not understand how a little girl could be lost/taken/missing/dead....etc and it took about 2 years before he understood that this was such a rare thing to happen and that he is never alone and need not worry. He still asks me every few weeks if she has been found yet. He has watched the tsunami coverage and seems to have forgotten that children are there too.

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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 20:37

Just the news in general. DD saw the images of Japan and we talked a bit about earthquakes and tsunamis, and had a look at the globe etc.. though she commented on people being "squashed", and whether it will come to Dubai. <em>edited by Sugarbeach on 12/03/2011</em>

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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 20:28

Yes if reference to Japan, it's a great opp to teach about earth quakes & big waves.

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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 20:22

Yes...when big stories break F Jr watches with me and I try and explain to her what is happening. She watches for about 30 seconds and then starts whining that WINX Club isn't on...then DS starts moaning about Micky Mouse Clubhouse and I end up a small ball in the corner, rocking gently.

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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 20:17

Yes my ds watches the news with us, and I'm happy to answer his questions. If the news is too ******, I will turn it off though. Yes same. I am a bit of a news freak so they have seen it for awhile now (they are 7 and nearly 5) and I do feel that I want them to understand what goes on in the world, like floods. earthquakes etc, I think it's important that they know otherwise when they grow up it will all be a huge shock ! But I am always with them and if anything really bad I do turn it off. But they are pretty good and also balanced about these things, I also send clothes to charity and we sent some stuff to PHI after the floods etc as I explained that people had lost everything, and it was great that they understood how badly off some countries are etc. Otherwise they will think everyone in the world lives like we do here !! I also explain that there are some people in the world who are 'not so nice' etc and I think that is okay, they have to know this especially my eldest who is very sociable and would chat to anyone !!! He (the 7 yr old) is quite sensitive and does worry about bad dreams but its not really affected by the news I dont think, its more of a snake or someone chasing him and we just chat every night before bed and I tell him to think of nice things, playing with friends etc and luckily he does not really get many bad dreams now. So he is fine ;)

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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 02:40

I don't shield my children from everything that's going on 'out there', but I don't think they are old enough to sit down and watch the news yet. Let's face it, there's almost NEVER good news on a news program so very young children will not get a balanced view of the big wide world in that half hour. I sat my oldest (5yrs) down with me to watch a little of the flood coverage in Aus in January. [u'>Everyone[/u'> was talking about it so I felt he needed to see some of it to understand. I also wanted him to understand why it was important to me that I go and join the "mud army" to help the clean up. simpleasabc...while I agree in theory that children need to learn about death, Lionel Shiver can also only comment 'in theory'. She's not a Mum after all. As with all things, I think we need to decide what to show the children and when to show them as is appropriate to that child. If my daughter watched the news, she wouldn't be affected at all my most of it. That's just how she is. My far more sensitive son would have nightmares and want to talk about it over and over for weeks and be really quite distressed.

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Latest post on 11 March 2011 - 23:10

Our daughter was 6 when the planes flew into the Twin Towers in New York. We were horrified, had the TV news on constantly for a while and she saw much of what we saw. We told her not to judge everyone in the world by this one event, but it was her introduction to politics. (She is still left-wing ;) ) A year or so later, the son of her teacher was killed crossing the road. We told her exactly what had happened, whilst a friend didn't tell her daughter, who is a year older than ours, because she didn't want her to know about death. I've just heard Lionel Shriver speak about her latest book. She is emphatic that death is a part of life. She's right. Children need to learn it. They perhaps are too shielded from "real life" nowadays.

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Latest post on 11 March 2011 - 21:56

I think each of us know how much our children are able to handle as individuals. I am not a cotton wool mom and have a very balanced child. My son is a little older now than 7 but has grown up with a strong sense of reality but that if we all work together, we can make the world a better place.

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Latest post on 11 March 2011 - 21:45

And as well as graphic images, where do draw the line? E.g. deaths, war, crimes....? How do approach explaining all the bad things happening and bad people? Do you worry that it might scare them too much? <em>edited by Sugarbeach on 11/03/2011</em>

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Latest post on 11 March 2011 - 21:39

My LO is encouraged to watch the news with us but not alone. He is also encouraged to ask questions, graphic images get switched off.

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Latest post on 11 March 2011 - 21:11

Yes my ds watches the news with us, and I'm happy to answer his questions. If the news is too ******, I will turn it off though.

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Latest post on 11 March 2011 - 21:11

We used to watch the news at that age but I think it was less graphic than it is now. However DS watched some of the BBC with me today about the earthquake and tsunami in japan... Interesting questions..... He's 6

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