Responding to the Sandy Hook Tragedy: Help for Parents
Submitted by Tara D on
As parents, Friday’s events at Sandy Hook Elementary have affected us deeply. We are grieving both for the lives lost and the survivors. We grapple with whether, when and how to tell our children about it, and wonder why and how a thing like this could happen. Many of us want to help – even in some small way – and wish that we could ease the anguish of the families in the Newtown community. We are looking for a way forward.
For resources addressing the question of telling our children, the desire to do something – anything – to help, and ways to move forward, please read on.