Civic-minded parents may be wondering how to handle this year's Presidential debates. In years past, I know I've had homework stop to make my daughter sit and watch debates. Even though she is far too young for voting, at 13 she will be living with the consequences of this election soon enough. But since this year's election includes a world-class liar, how we do handle this with our children? 1. Before the debate gets going , ask your child(ren) what issues they hope the candidates will talk or be asked about. What issues in the world are the ones they think are important? And don't let them off the hook if they say, "I dunno, I don't really follow the news." Ask them what in their lives is important and wish the next President would be thinking about. I find that one problem with people engaging in politics is that they really don't know where the hell Aleppo is or what to think about Israel and Palestine. In reality, most of our lives ar...