In response to the Boston bombings
Apr. 16th, 2013 10:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drwexOther people say things better.
First up, Bruce Schneier has a great piece in The Atlantic about "stay calm and carry on" - what it means, why it's important, why we have the reactions we do.
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/04/the-boston-marathon-bombing-keep-calm-and-carry-on/275014/
My mantra for today is, "I am not less safe than I was yesterday, or the day before."
"Refuse to be terrorized" is another good one, for those who can do it. I do realize some people are triggered by events like this and I'm sorry if you're affected. I hope people who are triggered can find help.
Parents like me also have to think about talking to our children - mine are turning into regular news junkies (and the younger one loves "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" which I regard as a highly positive sign). For parents like us, PBS has a set of three good links: http://pbsparents.tumblr.com/post/48058966053/our-thoughts-go-out-to-the-victims-and-those
Two of those links provide strategies and ideas for talking to kids about scary news in general. It's nice to know my tax dollars helped pay for this.
First up, Bruce Schneier has a great piece in The Atlantic about "stay calm and carry on" - what it means, why it's important, why we have the reactions we do.
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/04/the-boston-marathon-bombing-keep-calm-and-carry-on/275014/
My mantra for today is, "I am not less safe than I was yesterday, or the day before."
"Refuse to be terrorized" is another good one, for those who can do it. I do realize some people are triggered by events like this and I'm sorry if you're affected. I hope people who are triggered can find help.
Parents like me also have to think about talking to our children - mine are turning into regular news junkies (and the younger one loves "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" which I regard as a highly positive sign). For parents like us, PBS has a set of three good links: http://pbsparents.tumblr.com/post/48058966053/our-thoughts-go-out-to-the-victims-and-those
Two of those links provide strategies and ideas for talking to kids about scary news in general. It's nice to know my tax dollars helped pay for this.
