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Historian offers war coping tips
Seeking
to help children feel safe during wartime, Connect
for Kids, an award-winning multimedia project, recently recruited
KU historian Bill Tuttle to join a psychiatrist and an educator to explore
ways adults can help youngsters feel safe in tense times.
To get some perspective, Connect for Kids talked with psychiatrist Alvin
Poussaint of Harvard Medical School in Boston, well-known for his insights
into children’s minds and feelings; G.J. Tarazi, principal of Glasgow
Middle School in Arlington, Va., who has helped children from dozens of
countries, as well as relatives of Pentagon staffers, negotiate their
feelings about Sept. 11, 2001, and the mounting Iraq crisis; and Tuttle,
KU professor of American studies, whose book Daddy’s Gone to War
explores how U.S. children experienced homefront life during World War
II.
They offer answers to nine questions parents may have as news reports
focus on war and terrorism. The Connect for Kids site provides text and
audio responses from each expert about helping children feel safe.