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1. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Julie Dobrow, Tufts University

   You can’t shield kids from scary news – here’s what ‘Sesame Street’ and other children’s shows did after 9/11 (opens the original)

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   (MEDFORD, MA) On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.” Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Originally published on theconversation.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Thanks to modern tech

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2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Julie Dobrow, Tufts University

   You can’t shield kids from scary news – here’s what ‘Sesame Street’ and other children’s shows did after 9/11 (opens the original)

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   (MEDFORD, MA) On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.” I scanned for my son’s picture and was shocked when I encountered his drawing: an airplane flying into New York’s World Trade Center. “I saw the picture you drew up on the bulletin board,” I said to him later that night. “Do you really remember seeing planes flying into th

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3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Julie Dobrow, Tufts University

   You can’t shield kids from scary news – here’s what ‘Sesame Street’ and other children’s shows did after 9/11 (opens the original)

   Excerpt · English

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   (MEDFORD, MA) On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.” I scanned for my son’s picture and was shocked when I encountered his drawing: an airplane flying into New York’s World Trade Center. “I saw the picture you drew up on the bulletin board,” I said to him later that night. “Do you really remember seeing planes flying into th

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4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Julie Dobrow, Tufts University

   You can’t shield kids from scary news – here’s what ‘Sesame Street’ and other children’s shows did after 9/11 (opens the original)

   Excerpt · English

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   (MEDFORD, MA) On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.” I scanned for my son’s picture and was shocked when I encountered his drawing: an airplane flying into New York’s World Trade Center. “I saw the picture you drew up on the bulletin board,” I said to him later that night. “Do you really remember seeing planes flying into th

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5. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Julie Dobrow, Tufts University

   You can’t shield kids from scary news – here’s what ‘Sesame Street’ and other children’s shows did after 9/11 (opens the original)

   Excerpt · English

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   (MEDFORD, MA) On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.” Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Originally published on theconversation.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

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