How To Talk To Kids About the Election and the Aftermath

If you live in America, you know it's been difficult to miss the tensions that have arisen--locally and nationally--since the election.

Schools, unfortunately, are not untouched by these racial and class tensions. And so, local communities have been trying to offer responsible and peace-loving responses to political conflicts that sometimes play out between students. To address the tensions, some Detroit area schools held parent meetings, while Chicago area schools tried to focus on positivity. In Sacramento, schools moved up Kindness Week. And these are just a small sampling of news stories emerging from schools around the country.

Regardless of party affiliation or political beliefs, most parents of older children will find themselves in a conversation with their children that deals with the election and the corresponding social tensions around it. And this can be tricky. How much detail is age appropriate? How can we best lend hope and security to loved little ones?

Below, we've collected some great tips from a variety of reputable sources, from a variety of viewpoints, all concerned with helping kids find their way in this new season to help equip parents for this new ground.

1. PBS
2. New York Daily News
3. Austin 360
4. The New Yorker
5. The Today Show
6. Rage Against the Minivan
7. Momtastic
8. Kids Health
9. Parents Together
10. ABC 11

Photo Credit: Carin Arujo

Originally Published 11/17/2016