How Do You Visit Ground Zero With Children?
• Before you go, decide if taking your children to the site is an appropriate thing to do. Older children who understand the tragedy and were living on 9/11 should be fine, but younger children may get bored or fussy while you go to visit. Ground Zero is not exactly the most appropriate area for a two year-old’s temper tantrum, so think about this before you go. • If you decide to visit with younger children who don’t know what happened at the site, tell them in a child-friendly way that will not give too much details but will give them an understanding of the disaster. Don’t scare them about terrorism and falling bodies. Instead, tell them in simple way that a major tragedy happened here and many people did not live through it. • When you get to Ground Zero, point out where the Twin Towers once stood and describe what you know about them. That will make your experience an educational one for you and your child. • If you know someone who died in the tragedy, bring along flowers or card
