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that claimed the lives of 17 students and faculty members. These shootings and their aftermath leave many parents scrambling for words: How can you possibly explain gun violence to your kids and how to do you talk about it?
I put these questions to mental health experts who just happen to be dealing with these concerns at home. Here are their best strategies to keep the lines of communication open and your own emotions in check.For your own sake and your children’s, it’s critical that you make time to quell your own anxieties before diving into the issue at hand., a licensed professional counselor and clinician with a teenage daughter.
, exercise and really anything you can do to better your mental health is essential, because sadly, this is a reality now.”You may be unsure where to even begin with such a heavy topic. Consider asking your kids what their questions are before you give your two cents. “It is often best to let your child take the lead in asking questions about difficult situations so that you only share what you feel is necessary to satisfy their inquiries,” says, a clinical psychologist, head of an independent middle school in Tampa Bay and the mother of three children ages 12 and younger. “Otherwise, as parents, we tend to either share too little and leave them wondering, or over-explain and freak them out.
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