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Scary news and how to handle it. We launched First Stop News because it’s important for kids to be aware and involved in the world around them. But some stories, like shootings or war, can be scary and hard to process. We talked to Dr. Jeff Shahidullah, a pediatric psychologist, to help our audience better understand ways they can deal with hearing hard news. Here are three coping skills he recommends… “Talk about the feelings…once we name the emotion or feeling, we can start to really pay attention to it so that we know how to tame it. “Do things that you enjoy. Sometimes, when our brains are so focused on a scary situation, it can forget about or not focus enough on other things that are important.” “A special type of breathing that we call mindful breathing. It's like regular breathing, but you're really giving your attention to the in breath. So breathing in slowly through your nose, hold it, and then you slowly release the breath through the mouth.” Watch the full interview HERE.
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