Family Spotlight 9/8/11 "Talking To Kids About 9/11"
Published September 9th, 2011
It was a day that traumatized a nation, a catastrophe encapsulated in two numbers: nine - eleven.
On September 11th, 2001, parents struggled to explain to their children what they were watching on TV.
As the ten year anniversary approaches, parents may struggle to explain to their children what it all meant.
In the Family Spotlight, Elizabeth Dizney, Psy.D., an Assistant Professor in the UF Department of Psychiatry, offers suggestions to TV 20's David Snyder about how to talk to children about a national tragedy.
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