Parents, How Did You Address The Shootings With Your Kids?
Patch likes to hear from you on questions that get families talking and certainly, nothing is weighing more heavily on our minds this week than last week's tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Here's how your neighbors discussed it with their kids.
Welcome to "Hey Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. We're starting off with a question we posed recently on the Patch Facebook pages. Last week's tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT left the entire country shocked and speechless. Nevertheless, many parents felt they needed to discuss what happened with their children. That brings us to this week's question: Take a look at what people had to say and join the conversation in the comments section. Michelle D. In my opinion not telling your kids about this is like allowing them to be a deer in headlights if it happens. I am so glad that my child is aware of what's going on in the world. He knows what to …
Alexya Roberts
10:28 pm on Friday, January 4, 2013
I am 18 years old, and since I lived with my dad, he has resepcted my opinion about EVERYTHING, because he didn't raise anyone who he didn't want us to become.. I'd like to think of myself as a smart person, not only because I have a 3.4 GPA, but because I know what's going on in the world because of my dad. he helps explain things that I don't get and gives his opinion on everything, and it … more ›