Explaining War and Global Conflict to Young Children

mother explaining a difficult topic to her daughter
mother explaining a difficult topic to her daughter

When war and military events occur in our world, we are all impacted – including our children. How do we answer young children’s difficult questions about war? How do we keep our children emotionally safe while also encouraging them to be empathetic, compassionate, socially aware individuals? How should we respond when children act out violent themes and war in their play? In this webinar, we’ll tackle these questions and more with our early childhood experts.

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mother explaining a difficult topic to her daughter