Your articles about talking to children about the terrorist attacks in the US(20 and 27 September) have been useful, but can anyone offer advice on helping them deal with the world crisis since? Today two first-year boys in our playground were shouting 'Afghan-istan boo, America yay!' - attitudes I assume they picked up from their parents. How can we put this complex situation in the simple terms that children need, without resorting to 'good guys' and 'bad guys'? R Kaur, London W8
Your articles about talking to children about the terrorist attacks in the US(20 and 27 September) have been useful, but can anyone offer advice on helping them deal with the world crisis since? Today two first-year boys in our playground were shouting 'Afghan-istan boo, America yay!' - attitudes I assume they picked up from their parents. How can we put this complex situation in the simple terms that children need, without resorting to 'good guys' and 'bad guys'?
R Kaur, London W8
