Talking to kids about current events

Reporter Mandy Gaither speaks to Ken Yeager, director of the Stress, Trauma and Resilience Program, on some things to keep in mind when talking to children about current events.

WONDERING HOW TO TALK TO YOURCHILDREN ABOUT IT ALL.MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON WHATPARENTS SHOULD KEEP IN MIND.RIOTS AND DESTRUCTION -- ANGERAND FEAR -- AMERICANS WATCHEDAN ATTACK ON THE NATION'SCAPITOL THIS WEEK BY SUPPORTERSOF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.THE IMAGES -- HARD TO SEE --ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN.KEN YEAGER, DIRECTOR, STRESS,TRAUMA & RESILIENCEPROGRAM/"THERE ARE MANYTEACHABLE MOMENTS IN THIS ANDIT'S QUITE A CHALLENGE TO SHOWJUST ENOUGH OF THE INFORMATIONTO TEACH ON, BUT NOT SO MUCHTHAT YOU CREATE A SENSATION OFCHILDREN NOT FEELING SAFE." KENYEAGER -- DIRECTOR OF THEHAPPENED TO THE YOUNGESTAMERICANS -- DEPENDS ON THECHILD -- BASED ON AGE, MATURITYLEVEL AND OTHER FACTORS.HE SAYS IF YOU DO DECIDE TOSHARE WHAT'S GOING ON --LISTEN TO WHAT THE CHILD HAS TOSAY.KEN YEAGER, DIRECTOR, STRESS,TRAUMA & RESILIENCE PROGRAM/"ITHINK IT'S IMPORTANT FORPARENTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO THEIRKIDS, 'I'M HAVING SOME OF THESAME FEELINGS YOU ARE, TOO.'MAYBE NOT TO THE SAME DEGREE.MAYBE TO A GREATER DEGREE, BUTASSURING THE CHILD THAT THIS ISA NORMAL RESPONSE TO ANABNORMAL CIRCUMSTANCE." YEAGERALSO SAYS TO LIMIT EXPOSURE SOTHAT IT'S NOT OVERWHELMING --AND MAKE YOUR CHILD FEEL SAFE-- BY GROUNDING THEM IN THEMOMENT.KEN YEAGER, DIRECTOR, STRESS,TRAUMA & RESILIENCEPROGRAM/"JUSTBECAUSE THERE ARE BAD THINGSGOING ON AROUND YOU, DOESN'TNECESSARILY MEAN IT'S COMINGDIRECTLY TOWARD YOU." FINALLY-- WHEN IT COMES TO FEELINGSABOUT THESE IMAGES -- LET YOURCHILD KNOW THEY CAN ALWAYS COMEWE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHOWILL HOST JEOPARDY FOLLOWINGALEXTREBEK'S FINAL EPISODE.