How Do You Explain the Newtown Shooting to Kids?

December 14, 2012 - 11:15am
As we learn more about Friday's shooting that left at least 28 dead, including 20 children, at an elementary school in Connecticut, we want to know how you explain this tragedy to others, particularly young people. What are some of the questions young children are asking? How do you begin to answer them?
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A young boy is comforted outside Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Conn., Friday. Photo by Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters

As we learn more about Friday's shooting that left at least 28 dead, including 20 children, at an elementary school in Connecticut, we want to know how you explain this tragedy to others, particularly young people. What are some of the questions young children are asking? How do you begin to answer them?

Share your stories here and a NewsHour producer may get in touch. If you have any questions, contact Kelly Chen at kchen@newshour.org. Below, find resources on how you can talk to your family through tragedy:

[View the story "Resources: How to Talk to Kids about Tragedy" on Storify]

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