Parents wondering how to talk to their children about tragedies such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks have a new resource to help them, published online in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics. “There have been a lot of changes in how we receive news and the types of news we receive, which has impacted the information that kids are exposed to,” said Megan Moreno, a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist at Seattle Children’s Hospital, who wrote the one-page primer intended for parents and other adults. The content of the page is based on recommendations given by HealthyChildren.org, a website run by the American Academy of Pediatrics. “Families used to sit together to watch the evening news, which was generated by … Continue reading OLD – Pediatricians offer strategies for talking to kids about bad news