Look for the helpers

Look for the helpers

by digby

There's lots of advice out there about how to talk to your kids about what happened today, but I think this is what I'd want to hear if I were a little kid. It's practical and makes you feel secure, both that there is always someone around to help and that most people in the world aren't monsters:

”When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.” — Mister Rogers

h/t to Susie


.