What children need from adults in moments of fear and change
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The surge in federal immigration officials in Minnesota forced families to have difficult conversations with themselves and their kids. MPR News host Catharine Richert talks with a child and adolescent psychiatrist about parenting in times of upheaval, what children need from adults in uncertain times and the lasting impacts these types of events can have on young minds.
Guests:
Dr. P.J. Striker is a child and adolescent psychiatrist for the inpatient mental health unit at Children’s Minnesota, Minnesota’s largest pediatric hospital. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota.
Erin Walsh is the co-founder of the Spark & Stitch Institute, a Minneapolis-based organization that focuses on helping families, schools and communities navigate the connection between child development, technology and relationships. She is also the author of “It’s Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence.”
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