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Professor and Canada Research Chair, Victoria Talwar, talks to Today's Parent magazine about addressing questions and concerns from kids about the Trump presidency. The article discusses age-appropriate ways to discuss what kids are hearing and seeing in the news and popular culture about Canada-US relations in addition to tips on teaching media literacy and critical thinking, promoting empathy and understanding, and empowering Canadian children to be informed citizens.

Excerpt from聽How To Explain The Trump Presidency To Canadian Kids by Jenn Cox:

While we want to educate ourselves and our children, Talwar recommended limiting constant access to news and current affairs. 鈥淏e careful not to have the news on too much,鈥� she says. 鈥淲e can really overdo the news, especially with young children. News is often bad, and it can really overwhelm children, so just be careful not to oversaturate your environment with that.鈥�

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