DEEP DIVE: Handling the News with Our Kids

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We’re sharing this excellent list of resources to support those affected by the California fires. This list was created by writer Sari Botton @saribotton:

• World Central Kitchen, providing meals in the area.
• Donate a Meal
• Mutual Aid Network L.A.
• GoFundMe
• Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation’s Wildfire Fund
• Project Hope (“actively distributing hygiene kits to displaced families and children, procuring high-need items for shelters and health clinics, supporting health workers administering care to people affected, and mobilizing mental health support in response to the historic fires…“)
• Greater Good Charities (helping people and pets, with donations matched)
• National Council of Jewish Women (collecting clothes, toys, hygiene products and funds).
• California Community Foundation Wildlife Recovery Fund
• Pasadena Humane Society, boarding displaced pets and supplying pet food and medical care.
• Friends In Deed Pasadena
• Displaced Black Families
• Displaced Latine Families Mutual Aid Directory
• Displaced Filipino Families Mutual Directory
• Master List Displaced Families Mutual Aid
• Displaced Disabled Folks
• California Fire Foundation
• Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
• Direct Relief

We're also offering a replay of this episode from 2021, on how to discuss the news with our kids.

These days, even the littlest children might see a stray notification on a parent's phone, or overhear something scary from someone else's screen. A lot of us struggle with what to tell our kids, how much, and when. But if we don't give the kids any context, some older kid in the cafeteria might become their primary source of (mis)information.

We discuss what age is old enough for difficult topics, what to do when the story is close to home, and how we can always lead with reassurance– plus the best ways to consume the news with, and in front of, our kids.

Here are links to some of the writing on the topic that we discuss in this episode:

• Paul Underwood for NYT: Is the News Too Scary for Kids?
• NPR Parenting: What To Say To Kids When the News Is Scary
• Liz Gumbinner: No, I Don't Know. Please Don't Tell Me
• Common Sense Media: Best News Sources for Kids

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