Have You Reviewed with Your Children What to Do in 'Danger' Scenarios? Should You?

Two weeks after the Newtown, CT, massacre, schools have reviewed their safety procedures. Now should parents follow up with more coaching during the holiday?

Two weeks after the deadly elementary school attack in Newtown, CT, that has rocked the the nation, some parents say their kids remain oblivious to the attack—and the danger.  Most teens and children are wrapped up in their own worlds. One mom of a middle-schooler told me instead of being worried about how the Newtown deaths would affect her daughter, she is more concerned that the girl is not aware enough of what took place. And there is only so much the schools can do. So this mom will spin out a scenario of danger and ask the daughter to think through how she might best respond.  If you are a parent, are you doing the same kind of 'coaching' with your kids? Should parents be following up and expanding on the schools' safety procedures …

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Patch, Other Websites Go Dark Friday for Sandy Hook

West Cobb Patch and Patch sites nationwide will participate in an online moment of silence in memory of the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

West Cobb Patch will go dark at 9:30am on Friday, December 21st. And so will thousands of other websites across the country. Patch and other online companies are taking part of an online moment of silence in memory of the victims of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The event will last one minute.  As of 6pm Thursday, more than 130,000 people took the pledge on Causes.com. Websites wishing to participate can embed a green ribbon on their site, like the one you see in this article. Twitter users are also asked to use the hashtag #momentforSandyHook to show their support. Online entities can also visit webmomentofsilence.org for a JavaScript code to automatically darken their site at 9:30am. The website will turn gray and a white …

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How To Talk to Your Kids About the Newtown School Shooting

An expert shares advice for parents who are trying to explain the Newtown school shooting to their kids.