How to Empower Kids in the Face of Armed School Violence Written
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director
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please Click Here) News stories about school shootings often
leave parents and children everywhere feeling overwhelmed with
worry. Sometimes we have children ask young as six ask us in the
middle of a Kidpower workshop, “What if someone comes to our
school and starts shooting everybody?” Along with all of the
other adults in the room, we look into their little faces and
feel ill that they even have to wonder about it. Violence in
schools becomes heartbreakingly and urgently on our minds each
time a new tragedy takes place. The threat of violence looms
over all children no matter where they live or what their family
situation is. It is important to address the concerns of
children as gun violence is occurring more frequently and is
ever-present in the media. Although nothing works all of the
time, the following suggestio