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How to prepare children for danger without traumatizing them

My son's school has active shooter drills and I don't know if I should prepare him for violence or protect his innocence and either choice feels like it will damage him.

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The need to protect children from violence conflicts with the need to prepare them for realistic threats to their safety.

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