This is how you talk to your children about war

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many children are worried.

This is not least noticeable in Lilla Aktuellt's live reporting and chat about the development of events.

- Of course, they wonder what is happening in Ukraine, where it was bombed and what it means, says Josephine Hattevig, project manager.

On Thursday afternoon, the editorial staff had received over 2,500 questions via the Duo app.

The most common questions concern the risk of war in Sweden and how they themselves will be affected.

Some children also write that they get stressed by everything that is posted on social media and that they do not know what to believe.

- This is definitely one of the topics that the children have asked the most about in the past year.

We try to be as straightforward as possible without stirring up the anxiety, but instead capture it, says Josephine Hattevig.

How to think as a parent?

Hear Anna Norlén, child psychologist at the Erica Foundation, give three tips on how to talk to your children about the situation in Ukraine right now.