What can I do at home to support my school-age child after a school shooting?

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Hayley Sherwood
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Reston Psychological Center, P.C.
www.restonpsych.com  
(703) 437-3236

Dr. Sherwood is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice at Reston Psychological Center, P.C., in Reston, Virginia.  She specializes in parenting, family, and women's issues.  She has extensive experience with clients with a variety of emotional and behavioral difficulties in clinical, community, and school settings.  Dr. Sherwood received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Temple University in 2000.  She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Virginia Psychological Association, the Northern Virginia Society of Clinical Psychologists, and the National Register for Health Service Providers in Psychology.

What can I do at home to support my school-age child after a school shooting?

 

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Hayley Sherwood: You can help your school age child after a school shooting by providing extra attention and consideration, setting gentle, but firm limits for behavior. Listening to your child's repeated telling of the experience, encouraging your child to express thoughts and feelings in conversation, play, writing and drawing. Providing structured chores and activities that are not too demanding, developing and rehearsing a safety plan and pointing out kind deeds and ways people helped each other during the incident.

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