Rach and Dean have been talking about how we can broach certain tough conversations on the airwaves with you all in the morning.

The Australian news cycle has been unrelenting over the past week, with stories of tragedy and violence dominating headlines.

As children head back to school, we wanted to help give you some tools to have some heavy conversations with your family, because kids have questions.

Associate Professor of Psychology Dr Katie Wood joined Dean to help break down navigating conversations like this.