Belmont Public Library: Navigating Difficult News Events With Children: A Parent Toolkit

Press release from the Belmont Public Library:

October 4, 2021

There is no shortage of painful topics in the news, all around us. But many parents don’t know how to talk with their children about these concerning events. Will their children be traumatized? How much detail should they go into? Do you need to explain it, or just validate kids’ concerns? Can kids even understand such events?

Join Belmont Wellness Coalition’s Lisa Gibalerio, MPH, and Sophia Suarez-Friedman, LCSW, to explore:

• Best practices for engaging in challenging conversations
• What it really means to validate our kids’ thoughts and feelings
• How we manage our own emotional responses

Sign up online here to submit questions ahead of time, or join via Zoom without signing up at this link:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8752...

Meeting ID: 875 2284 1131

Passcode: 0FbDid

This press release was produced by the Belmont Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.