how do your kids consume "news"

[Anonymous]

They dont really discuss current events in school, and anything they get on social media is unbalanced and overly provocative..

I remember reading newspapers every morning after school, and tuning into evening news at home.. I realize these things still exist, but looking for ideas on how to encourage curiousity here.

[Anonymous]

I subscribe to The Week Jr. It's a good digest of current events, that's presented in a format for kids. My DD is 9, and she doesn't read all of it, but does page through asks questions. I suspect it'd be even better for the 10-12 set. If older, just get original The Week.

I'd think any type of slower news would be good. We used to have more time to digest news because information was slower to move across the globe. It's nice to be able to read a more comprehensive article instead of constant breaking news.

[Anonymous]

My son reads Google News and the New York Times on his phone a lot. But he has a real interest for it so he searched it out naturally. (His brother on the other hand reads only ESPN...)

We had the Week Jr too when they were younger.

[Anonymous]

The Week is a great idea, thanks!

[Anonymous]

Why do so many posts sound like advertisements lately?

[Anonymous]

I hate to admit it, but DC gets much news from TikTok. DC has an above-average awareness of world events, so DC's feed must include whatever new sources are available there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Week is a great idea, thanks!

NP. I hadn't heard of this magazine before. Thanks for recommending it.

[Anonymous]

The Week, the Week Jr and civics class

[Anonymous]

My kids are 12 and 15 and we still get the Week Jr. I wish I could say they’re more up on current events, but they’re not. Honestly, at this point, the Week Jr. is one of my best sources, too. Digestible bits, light on despair.

[Anonymous]

This is retro but we still subscribe to the newspaper and leave it out for anyone to read. I'll print out or point out articles that she might be interested in, like the Washington Post had a story on what teens want parents to know about social media. I told her to read it and let me know if it's true.

[Anonymous]

When I was teaching, I had a parent who discussed the news every night at dinner with her teenager, which started to give the third-grader anxiety and a sense that the world was terrible. It’s important to keep them informed, but not in despair. For younger kids, they need to know that they are secure. As they age, they need to be helped to understand what is going on without overdoing it. I think it’s important to talk to them, but tell them not to watch upsetting things in videos, as that is too much for them.

[Anonymous]

TikTok.

[Anonymous]

DS12 watches CNN, and we usually listen to NPR when we're in the car.

[Anonymous]

For better or worse, I've always had the morning and evening news on at our house. Both local and national. The kids mostly pay attention to the weather reports. They generally think it's all super boring, but every now and then something will happen that will pique their interest. Since this is primarily for me I've been doing it since before they were born, so sometimes they're exposed to things that are a bit above their age/maturity level, but it's the world, and I can choose whether or not to have the conversation or punt to another day.

[Anonymous]

I send them articles from NYT, WP. My 15 year old will read them, my 13 year old ignores them. Unfortunately I think teens get “news” from social media, which is a disaster.

We talk a lot in the car about current events. But, you are right, the kids aren’t getting a good overview like we did when we were young.