Comments on: The Aurora Shooting: How to Talk to Kids About What Happened in Colorado

By: Betsy BB

Betsy BB — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:37:15 +0000

It is gratifying to me to be helpful to you! Thank YOU for taking the time to comment.

By: Jeannine

Jeannine — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:03:51 +0000

Betsy – you always have the best way to deal with these kinds of things with our kids – I have shared your wisdom with many. Thank you

By: Wendi Knox

Wendi Knox — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:54:19 +0000

Thank you for this Betsy. We have been relying on your wisdom ever since our son, Landon, was in nursery school. Now that our “baby” is 17 (!!!) and in a pre-college art program at RISD, I am nervous knowing that he and his friends are going to see the Batman movie tonight in Providence. I am re-reading the advice you gave here, to calm myself. So, it seems that we will never outgrow our need for your perspective and insights.
Thank you, again. And again. And again.

By: Betsy BB

Betsy BB — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:30:37 +0000

For sure normal. And, besides being a good listener, Mama, your job is to reassure and help the kids to know that it was a rare event. I love that they are proactive and figuring out how to escape. Would that it would have protected those poor souls.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:21:58 +0000

I was driving three 11 year old boys to camp this morning. They spent the whole time talking about the shooting and how they would have escaped (crawled along the floor) and then tackled the shooter and taken his gun away. Normal?