Please remember that your kids need an explanation for what they are seeing on TV, and you may not be able to give them any.
I received the following useful links from a mailing list I'm on and thought I'd pass them on:
Talking with Kids About the News
http://www.talkingwithkids.org/television/twk-news.html
Helping Children Understand Crisis and Trauma
http://www.angelfire.com/biz3/news/v1art1.html
Talking to Children about Violence
http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/famlife/news/news4-21.htm
How to Talk to Your Children About the News
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/news.html
I received the following useful links from a mailing list I'm on and thought I'd pass them on:
Talking with Kids About the News
http://www.talkingwithkids.org/television/twk-news.html
Helping Children Understand Crisis and Trauma
http://www.angelfire.com/biz3/news/v1art1.html
Talking to Children about Violence
http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/famlife/news/news4-21.htm
How to Talk to Your Children About the News
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/news.html