Lockdown: Talking to Your Kids about School Violence

Keeping Your Kids Safe and Emotionally Secure How many children are truly safe from school shootings - physically and emotionally? A shocking 187,000 school students have been directly exposed to gun violence since the Columbine school shooting in 1999. Millions more endure the trauma of being in "lockdown" and "active shooter" drills that occur regularly in schools today. Lockdown! Talking to Your Kids about School Violence offers unprecedented professional insight and critical therapeutic guidance to help parents, teachers, school administrators and social service professionals successfully nurture and heal children in this era of school shootings. This book features scores of interviews conducted specifically for this book with children and their parents, including those present during 2018's tragic event at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, It offers important context and professional theraputic strategies for dealing with the trauma that comes from lockdowns, active shooter drills, and the horrific events that occur all too frequently in our country today.

About the Author :
Nancy Kislin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Marriage and Family Therapist, keynote speaker, author, and former Adjunct Professor at Kean University. She maintains a private child, adolescent, and family psychotherapy practice in Chatham, New Jersey. She creates and facilitates parent, teen, and children programs in schools, religious institutions, and summer camps. As a speaker, Nancy has addressed diverse audiences ranging from small groups of parents and school students classes, to religious institutions, educators, and other psychotherapists. She has always been at the frontier of bringing current issues confronting children and parents to her audiences, and is passionate about helping parents and children navigate the complex issues of today's society. She hopes to ultimately inspire them to lead productive, joyful, well-balanced lives. She lives in Central New Jersey with her husband. www.NancyKislinTherapy.com Facebook: Nancy Kislin, Parenting Educator Instagram: NancyKislin

Review :
"More than any other of the members of our human family, children need to feel safe. Regardless of your politics, it is essential that we provide our children a safe space to explore their feelings around this topic. Our children need to be heard and spoken to with honesty and empathy. We need to offer coping strategies and solutions they can embrace. Fortunately, in Ms. Kislin's comprehensive book we will find both." -- Dale Atkins, Ph. D., psychologist and author "Nancy Kislin provides accessible tips to support the mental health of our children while offering them the knowledge and comfort that they will be safe every day." -- Christine Burton, Ed. D., Superintendent, Millburn Township Schools "In Lockdown, Nancy Kislin has initiated a sacred conversation that confronts a painful reality--parents, clergy, and community members must be ready to talk to young people affected by gun violence--without acquiescing to a future marred by it." - Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Senior Vice President, Union for Reform Judaism "This work should be a welcome part of any caring parents', educators', or faith community library. It is an invaluable contribution to what it means to raise healthy kids amidst a troubled world" - Dr. Reverend Terry Richardson, First Baptist Church of South Orange, New Jersey