Can 21st Century kids relate to a story about WWII and trauma?

July 20, 2010 11:36 am

The answer is yes, as evidenced by last week's screening of Prisoner of Her Past for Northwestern University's "Cherubs" group. Read about how this tale of late-onset post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from the Holocaust struck an unexpected chord and led to a communal story-sharing session in Howard Reich's latest blog: "Galvanized by Students."

Issues: 
Religion
Health
Family
Aging/Elderly
Mental Health/Psychology/Trauma
War/Anti-War

Comments

You’d be surprised with what XXI century kids can relate with. In the past few years I have been gradually absorbed with anxiety and it was my kid who voluntarily started doing the research that would eventually make me start seeing a therapist and getting started dealing with my anxiety disorder. Being from an older generation, I didn’t even know there was such a thing, but my niece (who’s just twelve years old) actually knew about it from something she had read online.