By JANICE D'ARCY, Washington Post We can imagine our kids in
that theater, no? “The Dark Knight Rises” was a giddily
anticipated PG-13 spectacle. By definition, the opening night in
Aurora, Colo. where 12 people died and 58 wounded when a gunman
opened fire, was filled with typical American teens. Most of our
older kids can also probably imagine themselves inside what
became a death trap. That’s why talking to children about what
happened is so important, experts say. “You do, as a parent,
have responsibility to talk to them about it,” said Paul
Coleman, a New York-based therapist and author of several books
on anxiety, trauma and communicating with children, including
“How To Say It to Your Child When Bad Things Happen.” Coleman
said that most kids, older and younger, would have heard at
least a glimmer about what happened in Colorado. Younger kids
might hear a snatch of the TV news or an adult discussion. Older
kids are too connected to miss the flurry of online and social
network commentary. The first step