The Day in Review

I just watched the September 11th special on Nickelodeon that I mentioned a few days ago. First, I highly recommend it. It's succinct, not overly dramatic or emotional (though I did tear up), direct, informational, not extremely visually disturbing (especially given the subject matter), child-oriented, reassuring, not political (which is an accomplishment), and definitely captures the feel of being in NYC that day and the ones following. But I don't think I'll be showing it to the kids this year. It's probably better for 8-10 year olds, with its discussion of Al Qaeda, Bin Laden, WMD, etc etc etc. Which is just too much detail for 6 year olds. But it did give me some ways of discussing the day with them, particularly the "why" part, which the show explained, and I simplify, as the terrorists believed in violence as a way to hurt the US and promote their extreme religious views. So, I'll keep the show DVR'd for now and think on how we'll spend the tenth anniversary, since September 11 is always a family day for us.