{"id":84,"date":"2013-02-26T22:15:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T22:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/after-newtown\/?p=84"},"modified":"2013-02-27T16:45:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T16:45:01","slug":"helping-children-with-scary-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/after-newtown\/2013\/02\/26\/helping-children-with-scary-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Children with Scary News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cWhen I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, \u2018Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.\u2019 To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother\u2019s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers &#8211; so many caring people in this world.\u201d \u2014 Mister Rogers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Throughout his life, Fred Rogers had a reassuring way of helping families through trying times. 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