Hadley Sorensen, 16, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is comforted by her mother Stacy Sorensen at a makeshift memorial outside the school in Parkland, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

How To Talk To Your Kids About Violence

By J. Carlisle Larsen

Thursday, March 8, 2018, 4:35pm

Thursday, March 8, 2018, 6:35pm

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In the three weeks that have passed since the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, we have seen an outpouring of grief in the wake of violence. Coping with violent news can be difficult for adults but it can be especially hard for children. We speak with Karyn Ridder, Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about how parents and other adults can help children deal with violent news.

Host:

Rob Ferrett

Guest(s):

Karyn Riddle

Producer(s):

J. Carlisle Larsen

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