Getting children to keep up with current affairs can be invaluable for their development as they grow up to be well-informed young people who are engaged with the world around them.
But there's a fine balance that needs to be struck when it comes to deciding what to show them, as many parts of the news can be unsettling for adults to watch, let alone kids.
One mum on Mumsnet has been left outraged by teachers at her eight-year-old daughter's school after they allowed her class to watch an episode of Newsround, BBC 's news programme for children, that covered Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
