What to Do Guides for Kids What to Do When the NEWS SCARES YOU A Kid's Guide to Understanding Current Events by Jacqueline B Toner PhD illustrated by Janet McDonnell MAGINATION PRESS WASHINGTON DC AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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CONTENTS Introduction to Parents and Caregivers page 4 Sometimes Scary Things Happen page 6 CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO What Is News page 12 CHAPTER THREE Making the News Scarier page 20 CHAPTER FOUR What’s the Viewpoint page 28 CHAPTER FIVE What’s Your Source page 36 CHAPTER SIX Keeping it Real page 44 CHAPTER SEVEN What Is Un News page 52 CHAPTER EIGHT Taking Care of You page 58 CHAPTER NINE Making a Plan of Action page 68 CHAPTER TEN You Can Do It page 78
