Equip Kids to Face Difficult News With Weekly Family Time
The stream of tough topics for parents to explain can feel unending: social unrest, hate crimes, natural disasters … the pandemic. Many children and teens have struggled to process what they see at school, in their neighborhoods and on the news. The Eirhart family confronts this challenge every Tuesday evening at their home in Butler, Pennsylvania. “My parents make it easy for me to express my feelings,” said Jocelyn Eirhart, 13, of this weekly family discussion hour. “I don’t feel interrogated. It’s not a Q&A. It’s just a time to say what’s on my mind.” Her brother, Logan, 15, agrees….
