As adults try to comprehend the horrors of the July 4 parade shooting in Highland Park, many have been left with a disturbing task: Explaining what happened to children.
People watch as law enforcement continue to investigate the scene along Central Avenue on July 5, 2022, the day after a mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.in Highland Park, many have been left with a disturbing task: talking about the tragedy with their children.
Rep. Bob Morgan, a Democrat from Deerfield, said he and his wife have been trying to answer their 7-year-old son’s questions in recent days, after attending the parade. “I was prepared for active shooter drill conversations with a child going into 2nd grade,” Morgan said. “But I was not prepared for this.”Like Morgan, Parents should begin conversations with their children by asking what they know, advises the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Not talking about it can make the situation seem scarier in children’s minds or make them think parents don’t know what happened, according to the network. Parents can ask open-ended questions, Liebler said.
“Kids process all of this stuff in very different ways, and when they ask a question, they usually aren’t asking a question, they’re making a statement,” he said. Responding to a question about why camp was canceled with a detailed recounting of the shooting in Highland Park may not actually be an appropriate way to answer the child, he said.
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