How parents can help their children deal with the stress of unwanted media attention - experts' best tips | South China Morning Post

When a five-year-old child accidentally knocked over and smashed a 1.8-metre (6ft) tall Teletubbies statue in a Hong Kong toy store this week, social media went into overdrive. Discussion focused on whose fault it was and who should pay for the item that had a HK$52,000 (US$6,600) price tag , with most criticism directed at the store for not displaying it in a safer environment. Little attention, however, was given to how the incident – and the media fallout – could impact the boy’s mental health. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world?…