Talk frankly with kids about tragedy.

Byline: Jeff Herring

While much has happened since Sept. 11, one thing is certain _ we are still dealing with the shock and adjusting to our world's being changed forever. To that end, here are a few tips for talking with children, teen-agers and each other.

_Talking with children. Don't make the mistake of thinking that, because they are little kids, they don't know what's going on. That may have been true a generation or more ago, but with the rapid exchange of information of our day, almost every kid knew by Tuesday night that something was very wrong.

It's important for us as parents to be "askable." Tell your children it's OK, and good and …