How to Talk to Your Child About the News
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Children learn about the world through a variety of sources, including  parents, teachers, friends, and the media. Although news gleaned from  television, radio, or the Internet can be a positive educational experience for  kids, problems can arise when the images presented are violent or news stories  touch on disturbing topics. Reports on subjects such as child abductions,  homicides, terrorist activities, school violence, or a politician's sex life  can teach kids to view the world as a confusing, threatening, or unfriendly  place.
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One of the great things about working in a newsroom is that you're surrounded by lots of smart people who love to tell you what they know. Just try to stop them.
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Gabe: You might have seen this story on CNN about the teens that murdered a homeless guy and then equated it to the sort of thrill one might get from a violent video game. There will be plenty of articles focusing on these kids and their crime. I"d like to take a second and talk about the parents of these teenagers instead. It is the job of a parent to teach their children certain rules. Obviously the rules themselves and the emphasis each family places on them will vary, but there are certain universal constants that these parents obviously failed to pass on.
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Gerry McCann asks the media to end the constant speculation about the fate of his daughter Madeleine.
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Illustration by Mark Coomer / Courier &amp; Press. WASHINGTON - At family gatherings, talk of the latest ailments is a dinnertime staple.
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It is OK to discuss death with a dying child and in fact desirable, Swedish researchers reported on Wednesday. Parents who talked about death when their children were dying of cancer almost
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It seems even a crusty old newshound like me can get burned. My item last week about a couple naming their baby âYahooâ turns out to be a hoax cooked up by a (now-unemployed) Romanian tabloid reporter. Reporters making things up just for a laugh? I am shocked, simply shocked.Â
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Overscheduled kids. Overprotective parents. They're hot-button media issues, but are they really the problems faced by most American families?
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Sometimes it's difficult to see your child as anything but that: a child.  Yet in many ways teens today are growing up faster than ever. They learn about  violence and sex through the media and their peers, but they rarely have all  the facts. That's why it's so important for you to talk to your child about  sex, particularly sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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Talking to youngsters in the language of text could increase their access to services.
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Finding the right words for tricky conversations with children.
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By JANICE RHOSHALLE LITTLEJOHN  LOS ANGELES - Before her daughter was born, Marnie Cooper sifted through newspaper and magazine articles, weighing the pros and cons of exposing young children to TV.
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Parents in England are to be promised online "real-time reporting" on their children's progress at school.
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The parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann sought Tuesday to refocus public attention on finding their daughter with a statement from their new press spokesman.
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The most common back-to-school message from educators and parenting experts is: Get involved with your children, their school, their activities.
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There's been a fundamental change in family life, and it has played out over the years in my office. Teachers, pediatricians and therapists like me are seeing children of all ages who are not afraid of their parents. Not one bit. Not of their power, not of their position, not of their ability to ...