The news that's fit...

To what?

Read our kids? Show are kids?

I think not.

When my daughter was 6, there was an earthquake in Turkey. She saw a picture on the front page of the New York Times and asked about it. I told here what the picture was of and the explained in simple terms what an earthquake is. She got it. Some parents try to shield their kids from the news. In the aftermath of 9/11, the news showed the footage of the planes hitting the buildings so much that Kids began to think there were new attacks each time. So the question becomes what and how do we tell our kids.

The answer to these is a personal choice. I have aired on the side of providing my daughter with the news in language she can understand for her age. In her high school, the social studies teachers have the students read the Pdf of the front page of the New York Times everyday and then sometimes quiz them on it. Our dinner table conversations can be on the economy, politics, climate change, etc. or the drama of high school and are always lively (she is 16).

So back to my original question:What and how much? As I already said that is personal choice. However, I can say from personal experience that starting my daughter off early has made her well informed and wanting to stand up for what she believes in. I am proud of her and her activism.

(P.S. I marched against Nuclear Weapons when I was 14 y.o.)