The sad, awful reality is that gun violence could affect someone you love. Here's what to do — and what not to do.
While the statistical risk of a school shooting happening in your town and to your kids remains low, it is quickly rising. So is the likelihood someone you love will be directly impacted. This means you must consider the horrible, terrible, God-awful reality that one day you may need to support someone as they reel from this type of tragedy.
When my godson was shot, I got a swift and awful education on what survivors and their families need in these moments. Based on my experience, and the stories I’ve heard from survivors and their family members across the country, I offer these do’s and don’ts for how to show support to a loved one who has been affected by a school shootingFollow the news and check with people other than those who were impacted.
I hope you never need this article. I also think you might. As a mom of school-aged kids, I worried about these shootings before. Now, I worry even more. We cannot promise our kids or loved ones this will never happen to them. Until that day we need to be ready to respond in case it does.
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