In a World of Conflict, How Do We Raise Informed, Not Overwhelmed, Children?

Strathcona Girls Grammar Principal Lorna Beegan features on the Independent Schools Victoria website, exploring how dialogue and adult guidance can help young people navigate global conflict with resilience and optimism.

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“War and violence surface daily through phones, algorithms, and fragmented headlines; often before they can be fully understood. In the constant stream, meaning struggles to cut through all the noise. For parents, educators and society at large, the task is no longer deciding whether young people should know what is happening, because they already do. The challenge is how we help them make sense of the world they are inheriting without being consumed by its contradictions and complexities.”

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