Kids are faced with death in many other contexts, from grandparents dying naturally to the suicide of peers—and I'm okay with keeping the blinders off.
I don't see any benefit in shielding children from the truth, including worst-case scenarios that would directly impact them. Instead, I view this as a time to arm them with the communication skills and emotional tools to process unsettling information in a way that leaves them feeling more empowered than scared.
But my second reaction was to allow it, with plenty of explanation."First of all," I explained to her,"we don't know if it's real. It could literally have been staged. That's called a hoax." This led to questions and conversations on careers: What do EMT workers do? Nurses? Doctors? Scientists? Journalists? It even led to a conversation on human psychology: Why might someone create or edit a video in order to trick people?
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