{"id":20367,"date":"2025-10-07T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/experts-on-how-to-talk-with-kids-about-violence-in-the-news-no-topic-is-off-limits\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T11:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:37:21","slug":"experts-on-how-to-talk-with-kids-about-violence-in-the-news-no-topic-is-off-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/experts-on-how-to-talk-with-kids-about-violence-in-the-news-no-topic-is-off-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts on how to talk with kids about violence in the news: \u2018No topic is off limits\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habits<\/p>\n

When rightwing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed last month, footage of his shooting spread rapidly across social media. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access gruesome videos and images \u2013 as well as troves of misinformation. Though some experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential harm <\/strong>of smartphones on children and teen\u2019s mental health, the fact is most young people still have access to phones \u2013 and the often disturbing content that flows out of them.<\/p>\n

The Guardian spoke with seven experts on how best to speak with kids about upsetting content and news, at what age to start those conversations \u2013 and what to avoid.<\/p>\n

Anya Kamenetz, journalist and publisher of The Golden Hour<\/a> newsletter<\/p>\n

Eugene Beresin, MD, psychiatrist and executive director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts general hospital<\/p>\n

Tara Conley, assistant professor of media and journalism at Kent State University<\/p>\n

Tori Cordiano, PhD, Ohio-based licensed clinical psychologist<\/p>\n

Jill Murphy, chief content officer of Common Sense Media<\/p>\n

Ashley Rogers Berner, <\/strong>professor at Johns Hopkins University<\/p>\n

Holly Korbey, author of Building Better Citizens<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nThe Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habits
\nWhen rightwing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed last month, footage of his shooting spread rapidly across social media. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access gruesome videos and images \u2013 as well as troves of misinformation. Though some experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential harm of smartphones on children and teen\u2019s mental health, the fact is most young people still have access to phones \u2013 and the often disturbing content that flows out of them.
\nThe Guardian spoke with seven experts on how best to speak with kids about upsetting content and news, at what age to start those conversations \u2013 and what to avoid.
\nAnya Kamenetz, journalist and publisher of The Golden Hour newsletter
\nEugene Beresin, MD, psychiatrist and executive director of the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts general hospital
\nTara Conley, assistant professor of media and journalism at Kent State University
\nTori Cordiano, PhD, Ohio-based licensed clinical psychologist
\nJill Murphy, chief content officer of Common Sense Media
\nAshley Rogers Berner, professor at Johns Hopkins University
\nHolly Korbey, author of Building Better Citizens Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Guardian spoke with therapists, media experts and journalists about helping kids process bad news and develop healthy media habits When rightwing commentator Charlie Kirk was killed last month, footage of his shooting spread rapidly across social media. Today, anyone with a smartphone can access gruesome videos and images \u2013 as well as troves of …<\/p>\n

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