Re: [LincolnTalk] Speaking to Children About War

2022-02-24 Thread Sara Mattes
Many years ago ( as in 1983), many of us were dealing with this topic - the US invaded Grenada and there was the threat of nuclear war seemed ever-present. Mr. Rogers had 5 days in a row dedicated to talks about nuclear war. It was prompted by the upcoming showing of a TV movie called, “the Day Af

Re: [LincolnTalk] Speaking to Children About War

2022-02-24 Thread Joan Kimball
Thank you, Margit. On Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 10:10 AM Margit Griffith wrote: > Dear Neighbors, > > I was recently asked, "How do I speak to my grandchildren about war?" For > a moment, I had to pause; children and war do not belong in the same > sentence. Sadly, children are all too often among th

Re: [LincolnTalk] Speaking to Children About War

2022-02-24 Thread sally kindleberger
Margot thank you for your thoughtful submission to Lincoln talks. So helpful for parents and grandparents! On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 10:45 AM Stephanie Smoot wrote: > Sounds like too much media. We were exposed to many personal war stories > from birth but we only were allowed limited tv so we

Re: [LincolnTalk] Speaking to Children About War

2022-02-24 Thread Stephanie Smoot
Sounds like too much media. We were exposed to many personal war stories from birth but we only were allowed limited tv so we knowledgeable of current events but not saturated. Regards, *Stephanie Smoot* 857 368-9175 work 781 941-6842 personal cell *617 595-5217 *work cell 126 Chestnut Circle

[LincolnTalk] Speaking to Children About War

2022-02-24 Thread Margit Griffith
Dear Neighbors, I was recently asked, "How do I speak to my grandchildren about war?" For a moment, I had to pause; children and war do not belong in the same sentence. Sadly, children are all too often among the casualties - of life, of home/place, of emotional stability - when there is war.