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But we hugged and reassured and said they could ask us anything and it was okay to be sad. Because, I said, all the adults in the whole country are sad this morning.
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Resources for talking to children about the shooting in Newtown, CT:
- Tips for Talking to Children about the Shooting and Resources: Talking and Teaching about the Shootings in Newtown, CT, NYTimes--good solid intro, the latter with several resources culled from numerous tragic events
- How Not to Talk with Children about the Sandy Hook Shooting, NYTimes Motherlode--I especially liked the worried thought/brave thought
- Talking with Children about News, PBS.org--this has great age-related suggestions
- Helping Children Cope after a Shooting, National Children's Medical Center--a helpful pdf
- Coping with a Traumatic Event, Center for Disease Control--practical tips for routine and normalcy
- A National Tragedy: Helping Children Cope, National Association of School Psychologists--great, long lists of suggestions
- Helping Children Cope with Tragedy-Related Anxiety, Mental Health America--tips broken down by age
- How to Talk to Your Children about the Shootings, MSNBC--shares National Mental Health Association's suggestions
- After the Tragedy: Helping Young Children Heal--Early Trauma Treatment Network
- Parent-Teacher Tips for Helping Preschool Age and School Age Children, National Traumatic Child Traumatic Stress Nework
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