Maria Piedrabuena

‘Will it happen to me, Mommy?’ Parenting in the age of school shootings

by Maria del Mar Piedrabuena | Feb 18, 11:26 am

Even as we grapple with our own emotions in reaction to the latest mass shooting at a school, as parents we also have to figure out how best to answer our children's questions— questions that have no good answers. Column by Maria Piedrabuena

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Maria Piedrabuena

‘Will it happen to me, Mommy?’ Parenting in the age of school shootings