Candid Camerota

While most moms talk about social media with their tweens, morning-newswoman Alisyn Camerota’s chats start in a way few parents’ do: with Donald Trump insulting her online. “New Day on CNN treats me very badly. @AlisynCamerota is a disaster. Not going to watch anymore,” he tweeted last year. “I was in the bathroom washing my face when my daughter came in and said, ‘Mom, bad news.” The tweet had been shared more than a thousand times.

Alisyn’s view on the situation isn’t quite as dire. “I just read the tweet and went on with my day, but in my kids’ world, how many times something has been shared is a currency that’s important to them. My daughter feared that it was going to have that ripple effect.” That kind of consequence can freak out a child. But Alisyn, mom to twin girls Francesca and Alessandra, 12, and 10-year-old son, Nathaniel, knows how to talk them down. “It’s not reality,” she reminds them and tells them not to worry. “We