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title: "Episode 26: How to Talk to Your Kids About National Tragedies"
episode: 26
date: 2025-10-02
duration: 00:43:04
url: https://www.growingfathers.com/podcast/26/
audio: https://anchor.fm/s/10313c398/podcast/play/109069504/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-1%2F408481153-44100-2-108108d611b5c.mp3
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DbZdCrwl6U
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# Episode 26: How to Talk to Your Kids About National Tragedies

John and Kristopher discuss how to talk to children about national tragedies, reflecting on the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk and building off of Zach Sparkman’s article where he gives four teaching principles:

Acknowledge the reality of sin in our world.Anchor them in the character of God.Teach them that trust in God includes wise actionsEncourage them to pray for those who are affected

Article Referenced: https://www.growingfathers.com/how-to-talk-with-your-kids-about-national-tragedies/

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- [How to Talk with your Kids about National Tragedies](https://www.growingfathers.com/how-to-talk-with-your-kids-about-national-tragedies.md): How can we, as fathers, raise our children to think about violence and national tragedies from a biblical worldview?