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Talking To Your Children About the Newtown School Shooting

PBS has strategies for talking and listening to your children about the news.

In the wake of the , parents in Belmont may find their children hearing about the tragedy or seeing it on the news and find themselves in a difficult discussion.

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.

How would you talk with your children about a tragedy such as the Newtown, CT one? Let us know by posting a comment in the comments section below.

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