Monday, December 17, 2012
Experts advise when talking about the shootings to take your lead from your child.
Today is the first day back to school, since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. on Friday, Dec. 14, where 20 children and six adults were killed by a gunman. The Medfield School District will take age-appropriate steps today to assure students that they are safe at school, and those children may have follow-up questions for their parents. Experts advise that parents follow the lead of their children—feel them out, find out what their concerns are—when talking about the incident. Dr. Joshua Weiner during an interview on msn.com said he had not told his school-aged children about the massacre in Connecticut until Sunday. "With elementary school children, you want to be brief and simple and not go into detail," …
Saturday, December 15, 2012
People all over the world want to know how to help Sandy Hook residents following Friday's horrifying mass shooting. Post "I want to help" in this comment thread to get updates on what you can do.
In the wake of the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook School Friday people from all over the world—in Connecticut, California, Canada and much farther away in Australia and India—sent an outpouring of support and want to know how they can help. If you want to be notified via e-mail of ways to provide comfort and support during this difficult time, please post in the comments section: "I want to help." Patch will continue to update this article with ways to help—posting updates to the story as well as in the comments thread, triggering an email notification to commenters—and if you know of an organization or fundraiser providing assistance, let us know in the comments section, too. Already the United Way of Western Connecticut, in …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Follow the link to our sister publication, Newtown Patch, for updates on the shooting at Sandy Nook Elementary School.
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The 20-year-old's brother had been detained by police earlier in the day. Their mother, a teacher at the school, is one of six adults killed. Twenty children also were killed, police say.
Update 7:10 p.m. Twenty-year-old Adam Lanza, whose older brother had been detained by police in New Jersey earlier Friday, has been identified as the gunman in Newtown who killed 20 children, six adults and himself, according to the Huffington Post. Citing multiple media outlets including CNN, the Huffington Post said many media organizations had relied on inaccurate information to report the shooter as Adam Lanza’s brother earlier in the day. As reported by Patch, the brother — Ryan Lanza — now is grieving not only for his brother but also their mother, a teacher at the school who numbers among those killed. Update 6:15 p.m. Calling Friday morning’s fatal shootings of 27 people at a Newtown elementary school, including 20 children, “…
PBS shares strategies for talking and listening to your children about the Newtown news.
If your children have access to the Internet -- including Instagram, Facebook, etc. -- they have likely heard about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Your children may have questions and you may find yourself in a difficult discussion. Editor's Note: When my middle schoolers saw it on Instagram, they thought it happened in Newton, Mass. For parents seeking guidance on how to address the tragedy with their own children, if it comes up, PBS has an article with flexible suggestions for answering kids' questions about the news. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) also has a 24-hour hotline dedicated to providing disaster crisis counseling at 1-800-985-5990 or by texting "…
A town once voted the safest place to live in America experiences horrific violence in one of its elementary schools. Includes exclusive Patch information.
Update: 3:50 p.m. "This is an active ongoing investigation" said State Police Lt. Paul Vance speaking at a press conference that is just concluding. Vance confirmed the death toll: 20 children, 6 adults, including the shooter, and one adult victim at secondary scene for 27 total. But in response to multiple questions from press: "There are a lot of things we cannot confirm," Vance said. He did outline a basic timeline, saying the first call came in at around 9:30 a.m. "Officers immediately entered the school to search for students, faculty and staff and remove them," he said. "They did search every nook and cranny...Those who were rescued were taken to a staging area." "It is not a simplistic scene," Vance said. "We will be here through …
