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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She's 6. It's time to introduce the topic.

And remember, it traumatized you far more because you were alive. Your child will have as much connection to it as you do to WW2.[/quote]

OP here, very true and good point.

For those saying she will learn about it in school ... of course ... but not in kindergarten, right? Or even 1st grade? I was thinking that was more a 3rd grade thing. She and I did have a good conversation about it after she asked me to change the channel, so I'm not upset that she knows, I just thought maybe we had another year or so. Also, she's just a bit of an anxious kid and the pandemic has been plenty for her without talking about global terrorism. [/quote]

Come on OP. Your daughter has active shooter drills at school. That’s a lot more scary than hearing about something bad that happened in ancient history—and for a 6 year old 9/11 IS ancient history. It was a long time ago. Your kid is not as fragile as you think. [/quote]

Ahem, those are tornado drills. You just need to get in the coat closet and be very quiet so the tornado can’t find you.[/quote]

Exactly. My DD thinks they are tornado drills. She has no concept that they are for an active shooter. Schools do shelter younger kids from that (as they should).
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Umm, what school is telling them they are tornado drills.  Our FCPS has never done that, ever.  And I had a kid in kinder when they started, and another one after that.

also, OP, your child might not learn it in school from a teacher, but you will see that she and her friends will discuss all sorts of things  (wait until FLE LOL)  You can opt out of FLE, but you can't opt out of lunch table convos about it, which I don't think people understand.  I'd rather my kids learn that stuff from me, and 2ndly their teacher, not from Johnny or Larla[/quote]

Our private refers to them as tornado drills, and they’ve had them since preschool. I’m fine with the teachers not telling my 4 year old that they’re practicing to not be shot to death.[/quote]

Trust that any of the kids with older siblings have already told the other kids the truth, and probably in worse ways. [/quote]

Or so you hope, eh?[/quote]

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