Not only will the survivors of the Beslan massacre be traumatised, but children elsewhere may be distressed by the news. Andrea Clifford-Poston offers advice for understanding and responding to them
ARussian grandmother sobs that her small grandson has survived the Beslan massacre. 'But how will he ever understand? How can he ever get over it?' She voices the question in all our minds as the world reels in shock, disbelief, anger and even guilt that all we could do was observe as the tragedy unfolded. And because we live in a world of instant communication, children in Britain and around the world will see and hear accounts of what happened which may leave them worried and distressed.
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