How to Talk to Children About Difficult News

Purpose

This website page helps parents talk with their children about “difficult news” and practice self-care in difficult situations. While it is not specific to environmental contamination, it can be applied to those situations.

A man talking to a child
A man talking to a child

Resource information

Resource: How to talk to children about difficult news

Target audiences

  • Public health professionals
  • Environmental professionals

Target situation

Community members who have "difficult news" to share with children.

Main objective

Recognize

Secondary objective

Communicate Risk

Resource Type

Webpage

Publication Year

2015