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Advice from my family's school on how to talk to kids about the terrorist attack on DC yesterday:
•Tell them that yesterday was a sad day for our country.
•Tell them that they are okay.
•Tell them that you are okay.
•Give them some of the facts.
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•Tell them that yesterday was a sad day for our country.
•Tell them that they are okay.
•Tell them that you are okay.
•Give them some of the facts.
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•Tell them that the people who entered the Capitol building are no longer there.
•Tell them that the people who entered the building were not protesters.
•Tell them that protesting is something that people do to move our country forward when there are injustices.
•Tell them that the people who entered the building were not protesters.
•Tell them that protesting is something that people do to move our country forward when there are injustices.
•Tell them that these rioters were wrong to do this.
•Tell them that they picked yesterday to enter this building because yesterday was the day when the next president of the United States (Joe Biden) and the Vice President (Kamala Harris) were going to be affirmed by the workers in the building.
•Tell them that the people who wrongly entered the building did so because they wanted to stop this process.
•Tell them that they didn’t succeed in stopping the process, that the process was delayed for a few hours but the workers went back to work and affirmed the new President and Vice President before the night was over.
•Tell then they can ask questions, that you may not have all the answers, but you will try to figure them out.
Later:
•Tell them about how racism is the underpinning of much of the actions of these rioters.
•Tell them about how some leaders can be dangerous. When they are ready, give specific examples.
•Tell them about how racism is the underpinning of much of the actions of these rioters.
•Tell them about how some leaders can be dangerous. When they are ready, give specific examples.
•Tell them that, when they are older, voting will be a very, very important job for them to do.
•Tell them to always work hard to make sure all votes count.
•Tell them to always work hard to make sure all votes count.
