UNDERSTANDING YUGOSLAVIA

April 1999
		The possibility has been raised that The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer would team up with Children's Television Workshop to develop a special one-hour broadcast looking at the issues families face when they discuss the conflict in Yugoslavia. What questions do you think your children need answered to understand the situation in the Balkans?

Conflict with Yugoslavia Young people in Portland, OR try to understand the conflict.	The pictures coming out of Yugoslavia are scary: exploding bombs, destroyed houses, panicked refugees. To children in the U.S., the situation can be confusing, even traumatizing. STUDENT: In the news, I mean, I saw a girl and she said they said if you stay here for one more day, we're going to cut your whole neck.   STUDENT: They get put in trucks with blankets, but it looks like it is really cold weather there and they're still cold with the blankets. And, if I was forced out of my home, I'd be terrified. I wouldn't know what to do; I wouldn't know where to go.... I'm scared because I could lose my house, so could a lot of my friends, my uncles, my aunts. What kinds of questions and concerns are you hearing from the young people in your life? What questions would you like answered so that you could better understand and explain the conflict and the reports coming from the region? Tell us what you think, and be sure to include your child's age. Thanks, we appreciate your input.