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ERIC Number: EJ438501
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2781
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From Gulf War to Goblins: How to Calm Your Child's Fears.
Knoll, Kathleen
PTA Today, v17 n2 p16-17 Nov 1991
Presents suggestions to help parents calm their children's fears about televised crises; recommends asking questions about children's feelings, noting what they are watching, turning off the news, being reassuring, examining a map of where the crisis is occurring, being consistent with parenting, and getting involved. (SM)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Coping, Elementary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Family Life, Fear, Mass Media Effects, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Responsibility, Stress Management, Television Viewing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Parents
Language: English
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