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Terrorism, the news, and children
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30098
Subject(s) - hyperbole , prejudice (legal term) , maturity (psychological) , psychology , terrorism , advertising , political science , internet privacy , computer security , social psychology , law , business , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , metaphor
While being informed about current events is an important part of growing up, children need to be shielded from news that is itself going to terrorize them, or turn them into bigots. When you have the radio on in the car, for example, everyone in the back seat can hear what you're hearing, but they don't necessarily have the maturity or experience to be able to sift fact from prejudice, and reporting from hyperbole, or put the images of bloodshed and guns out of their minds when they try to get to sleep that night. But it's going to be impossible to shield them from reality; they'll hear about it at school, from other children, maybe in a way that is not truthful and is even harmful. If you are Muslim, you will need to take extra care to shield your child from harmful comments.