Interviewing Kids After a Tragedy

Kevy Baby · 12-16-2012, 03:57 PM

I started to respond to someone on Facebook about this issue but decided to not stir up a hornet's nest in someone else's feed.

The person had posted that they found it "appalling that they are interviewing children in the aftermath of [Sandy Hook Elementary shooting]."

Why is the appalling? You are able to get honest input with someone who went through the ordeal. In BOTH cases, the parents were there, able to give (or deny) permission. The questions were not invasive or traumatizing and the children were well composed and not under stress.

As long as the child is not being exploited and is comfortable with the situation, how is this a bad thing? No matter what, this child has been though something horrible that can never be erased and this can be one step in this child's recovery while at the same time letting the world be able to see that "if this child can get past this, then so can I."

I saw a separate interview with parents of a child who was saved by one of the teachers who sacrificed their life to save children and those parents decided to not let their child be on TV (their choice and I have no problem with it).

Your thoughts?

12-16-2012, 03:57 PM	#1
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Interviewing Kids After a Tragedy I started to respond to someone on Facebook about this issue but decided to not stir up a hornet's nest in someone else's feed. The person had posted that they found it "appalling that they are interviewing children in the aftermath of [Sandy Hook Elementary shooting]." Why is the appalling? You are able to get honest input with someone who went through the ordeal. In BOTH cases, the parents were there, able to give (or deny) permission. The questions were not invasive or traumatizing and the children were well composed and not under stress. As long as the child is not being exploited and is comfortable with the situation, how is this a bad thing? No matter what, this child has been though something horrible that can never be erased and this can be one step in this child's recovery while at the same time letting the world be able to see that "if this child can get past this, then so can I." I saw a separate interview with parents of a child who was saved by one of the teachers who sacrificed their life to save children and those parents decided to not let their child be on TV (their choice and I have no problem with it). Your thoughts? __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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