Moms Talk: How Can Parents Calm Kids' Sept. 11 Fears?

Suppose you spent most of the weekend watching accounts of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. You took your family to see the .

Now your third grader is starting to ask some pretty pointed questions. He wants to know everything that is going on. He says he's afraid of terrorist attacks and is having a hard time sleeping.

So onto this week's question: What do you tell him and your other children to soothe their nerves?

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