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Podcast: Taking Care of Business
Episode: Guiding young children through transitions, challenging circumstances, and sad events
Description: How do you explain the terrible events that we see in the news to young children without scaring them while still being authentic and honest? How do you explain "death," divorce, and bullying? To help us, we invited Vanessa McMullan, LCSW, of the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center located at 80 North Service Road, Manhasset, NY 11030 to discuss these extremely challenging topics. Our conversation also explored other issues impacting young children: upheaval (whether moving or the loss of a family member or divorce), children's understanding of their world, and expression of fear, anger, and sadness, and alcohol, and...