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Tips on how to talk to kids about school violence

Conversations with kids about school shootings are sensitive and difficult, but also critically important, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The Times notes these important discussions are made even more sensitive due to the trauma of the pandemic, which has raised the level of stress and anxiety in both children and adults.

Experts suggest finding ways to reassure your children about their safety, as well as limiting access to media coverage, as effective strategies for helping children come to terms with tragedies like the school shooting that left 19 children and two adults dead in Uvalde, Texas.

For the full story and complete list of tips, read the complete LA Times story here.