How To Talk To Your Children When Tragedy Strikes
Some guidelines.
While school shootings do not occur every day, when a tragedy happens on this scale it is important to remember that it can bring up things for children who have been previously traumatized and can frighten and confuse children in general. Here are some tips for dealing with and talking to children after a traumatic event from Family Service of Rhode Island: Family Service of Rhode Island is the Rhode Island site for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, which offers various resources. Here are some tips from Bradley Hospital: One of the most difficult tasks a parent has to face is that of talking about tragedy with their children. This can range from the death of a pet through the death of a family member, all the way to local or …
