How to talk to kids about school shootings: Join Go Ask Mom, Junior League of Raleigh for special discussion
To help parents filter through the news and figure out the best way to talk to our kids about school shootings, Go Ask Mom will join the Junior League of Raleigh to host a special discussion about how to talk to our kids about school shootings on May 10.
Posted — UpdatedIt's almost impossible to avoid news about school shootings - whether it's following up on pleas for change from school shooting victims or news about the latest incident that's left another child dead or injured.
Another worrisome trend: Nearly all of the 21st century shooters were adolescents, "suggesting that it is now easier for adolescents to access guns and adolescents are more frequently suffering from mental illness or limited conflict resolution skills," says the report, whose lead author is Antonis Katsiyannis of Clemson University.
To help parents filter through the news and figure out the best way to talk to our kids about school shootings, Go Ask Mom will join the Junior League of Raleigh to host a special discussion about how to talk to our kids about school shootings. The program, scheduled for May 10, is free and open to the public, but registration is required to ensure there is enough room for all participants.
"After the heartbreaking Parkland shooting, so many of us were left asking what we could do to help," said Marisa Bryant, president of the Junior League of Raleigh. "Aside from the volunteer hours Junior League members put into the community each year, we also like to think of our headquarters, the Julia Jones Daniels Center for Community Leadership, as a place where people can get together to do good work for the community and tackle tough issues. Many of our members are parents, grandparents, teachers or spend their volunteer time working with kids. We hope that this event is helpful for all of us grappling with how to have the hard conversations that follow such a terrible tragedy."
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