TEMECULA – The stream of tough topics for parents to explain can feel unending: the pandemic, hate crimes and natural disasters. Many children and teens have struggled to process what they see at school, in their neighborhoods and on the news.The McGee family of Temecula confront this challenge every Tuesday evening after dinner, usually over ice cream and chocolate chip cookies.“It’s helped me to overcome some things that I have dealt with,” Dylan, 13, said of this weekly family discussion hour. “If you are really stressed out by something, your parents can help if you tell them from the heart what you are feeling.”This weekly routine proved important for Dylan and his brother Tristan when dealing with pandemic-related anxiety, which was often triggered by bad news
