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September 11, 2001, is a day that will never be forgotten. As the 16th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center approaches, what can we teach our children when we discuss the somber events of that day? I remember very vividly where I was on September 11, 2001. I was teaching a 3rd...

When talking to children about tragic events, understanding individual temperament can be a great help. In Part I, I focused mainly on two important aspects for the parent: the fundamental need for some measure of self-possession and calm amidst outer events a level of honesty and...

Thirteen years since 9/11. Thirteen years ago last night, our daughter Eve - then ten years old - was so excited that the next morning she was going to wake up by herself for the very first time, using the radio alarm clock we had given her for the occasion. It would be her first day back to...