Q: I feel overwhelmingly sad and scared and furious reading about the Uvalde shooting. I can’t even imagine the agony of the families who lost a child in this senseless act of violence! My kids have active shooter lockdown drills in their school. It makes me sick to my stomach that that’s a thing! How do I make sense of all of this for my children when it makes no sense to me?
The Uvalde shooting is so heart-breaking! The again-ness of this incident makes it even harder to bear.
I don’t think you have to make sense of it for your children because it doesn’t make sense.
What you can do is create room for your children to talk about their feelings and let them see some of yours.
It’s a good idea to ask your child, “What have you heard?” You may be able to correct some misunderstandings or incorrect information.
Consider the vividness of what you share with your child.