With the recent terrorist events in the news, we've been thinking about our neighbors, and we wanted to share with you some things that Fred Rogers has offered families and caregivers at similar times. We hope these comments will be helpful for you. Like you, all of us here at Family Communications, Inc. are grieving for those whose lives have been tragically affected.

• Somewhere deep inside each one of us human beings is a longing to know that all will be well. Our children need to hear from us adults that we will do everything we can to keep them safe and to help them grow in this world.
  
  
• When Fred Rogers was a boy and would see scary things on the news, his mother would say to him, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."
  
  
• In a time of worldwide stress, it's easy to give in to feeling helpless. We can take care of our children by sticking to our normal routines. And to respect our children enough to listen to what they're telling us. And to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.

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