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Article: Parents can affect how children view war
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- March 27, 2003
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NEW YORK -- Although the war against Iraq is happening far across
the globe, constant media coverage is giving many children in the
United States an up-close view of the bombing.
Some of these youngsters might be scared by what they see and
hear.
Children, depending on their ages and maturity levels, process
information differently, says Judith Myers-Walls, an associate
professor in the department of child development and family studies
at Purdue University.
What frightens one child to the point of tears might have no
effect on another, she says, and one child might verbalize his fears
while another might act normally all day long only to have nightmares
when he goes to sleep.
Parents need ...