How to Visit the World Trade Center Site With Children

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Before you go

   Older children who understand the tragedy and were living on 9/11 should not have a problem, but very young children may get bored or fussy while you go to visit.
   
   There are sensitive parts of the site that are not exactly the most appropriate area for a toddler's temper tantrum, so think about this before you go.
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   Step 2: decide if your children are mature enough to visit.

   Try not to scare them with specifics about terrorism and falling bodies.
   
   Instead, tell them in a simple way that a horrible disaster happened here and many people did not live through it. , That will make your experience an educational one for you and your child. , It is a practice lots of affected people partake in, and is a nice way to remember those who perished. , Be sure to give them privacy. , This museum covers the tragedy and will educate all visitors about the events leading up to, on the day of, and after the attacks.
   
   The museum is most appropriate for older children and teenagers.
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   Step 3: If you decide to visit with younger children who don't know what happened at the site

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   Step 4: tell them in a child-friendly way that will not give too many details

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   Step 5: but will provide them with an understanding of the disaster.

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   Step 6: When you get to the site

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   Step 7: point out the huge reflecting pools where the Twin Towers once stood and describe what you know about them.

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   Step 8: If you know someone who died in the tragedy

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   Step 9: find their name on the reflecting pools and bring along flowers to place inside the etching.

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    Step 10: Understand that there will probably be at least some people paying their respects who are visiting at the same time you are.

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    Step 11: Buy tickets to the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

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