Moms Talk: Talking to Children About Tragedy

Welcome back to Moms Talk, a feature that is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families.

Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions.

Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community are all welcome to weigh in and use the discussion forum as a resource. Each week, we'll pose a question and solicit feedback on a wide array of issues, but you should feel free to suggest questions you'd like to see discussed as well.

Recent days brought tragic news both internationally and locally, with the tsunami and earthquake in Japan and the This week’s question is submitted by our mom columnist, Marly Carpenter: