'Children are very, very in tune with what we may not be saying verbally,' says Maureen Brogan, the statewide director of the Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth Program at Rutgers. 'So we have to make sure we're in a good place to have a calming presence.
comes as communities are witnessing more shootings at K-12 schools nationwide, and these events are coming with a growing number of injuries.on any reported incident in the U.S. where a gun is brandished or fired at a school or if a bullet hits school property. Last year, the center recorded 249 shooting incidents. In 2010, there were 15 incidents.
Brogan described it as providing psychological first aid and walked through the approaches they take during these moments. Her interview has been lightly edited for clarity. So we have to make sure we're in a good place to have a calming presence. The last thing we want to do at times of tragedy is to add anything that could become more traumatic. We want to give that sense of security and safety.
And don't project your own concerns onto that. Don't necessarily fill in blanks that weren't asked to be filled in. Answer the questions that they have to the best of your ability, but don't go off and provide more and more information when they may not need that. They may not want that. If they ask, why did this happen? It's okay as an adult to be like, “I really don't know why this happened. I'm right there with you.”
Given that concern, should teachers broach the topic with their whole class? Or just wait for students to raise it one-by-one? If your child starts talking in ways that suggest intrusive thoughts. Like, "I'm really having a hard time focusing now because all I can think about is what happened." Some experts say adults should emphasize to children that school shootings are rare. But the nation is seeing more of them over time. Do we need to tweak the advice?
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