Grandparents Day is Sunday, Sept 11th: How to Talk About 9/11 with Your Grandkids
How to Talk About 9/11 with Your Grandkids
by Kristen Sturt
With the tenth anniversary of September 11 approaching, media coverage of the tragedy has been virtually inescapable, even for kids. Many of your grandchildren weren’t around 10 years ago, and may be too young to understand the circumstances or consequences of the attacks. But they will have questions, and it’s important to know how to reply in a way that allows you both to walk away from the conversation feeling satisfied.
Professor of psychiatry and Parents.com contributor Dr. Richard Rende recently addressed the issue. His advice is to raise the subject yourself, before your grandchild does, or before he or she sees something upsetting on the news. In brief, children-directed conversations, Rende writes, it’s crucial to relay accurate facts while remaining sensitive to youngsters’ emotions. While it’s important to educate kids about 9/11, it’s more important they feel safe about their homes and themselves.
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The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade, a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day.
When is Grandparents Day? In 2011, Grandparents Day falls on Sept. 11th
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Its good tactis to deal with your children when you raise the things that they dont know before and trust on you rather than they ask and you lose your trust on your children. One of the factors to stay close to your children that they could help you in your older age.
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