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You can't shield kids from scary news—here's what 'Sesame Street' and other children's shows did after 9/11

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."

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You can't shield kids from scary news—here's what 'Sesame Street' and other children's shows did after 9/11
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