Connecticut School Shooting

Learn how to parent after tragedy

Sarah W. Caron — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:00 -0700

When the unthinkable happens to your family, parenting becomes a careful dance where you tread gently. But as time wears on, it's necessary to get back to your version of normal — including ordering the kids to clean their rooms. But how do you get there? And how do you allow yourself to fall back into your norms?

Newtown Chorus to perform on Grammy night

Deirdre Kaye — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:39:00 -0800

Remember those adorable kids from Newtown at the Super Bowl? They're coming back this weekend for a special Grammy performance.

Jennifer Hudson & Sandy Hook Elementary at the Super Bowl

Deirdre Kaye — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:08:00 -0800

Once again, the Superdome stood in threat of being flooded... this time with tears. J-Hud and the Sandy Hook Elementary Choir start off the Super Bowl.

Can we really have enough school security?

Sherri Kuhn — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0800

We drive or walk our kids to school each day and cheerfully wave goodbye, expecting them to be safe and sound until the release bell rings. But how do we know our child is safe at school? What measures do some schools have in place to ensure the safety of their students? Opinions vary and security measures currently in use are vastly different.

Sandy Hook kids set to break your heart at the Super Bowl

Meagan Morris — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:28:00 -0800

Some Newtown, Connecticut, children will perform "America the Beautiful" before the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Packing heat on the playground: Teachers with guns

Tiernan McKay — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0800

Any discussion involving firearms is bound to get heated. Whether you are a gun owner or a gun control advocate, recent media coverage of gun-related crimes has left parents concerned about taking their children to locations that were once considered safe. Is the solution to arm educators?

Mean world, violent world: Are we desensitized to violence?

Guest Author — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0800

Have we, as a nation, become so accustomed to fictional violence in TV, movies and video games that we now are desensitized to real-life violence and death?

Lady Gaga and her machine gun bra make political waves

Kat Robinson — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:56:00 -0800

Lady Gaga made stomachs churn recently when she performed in a machine gun bra just a month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Piers Morgan: Alex Jones' delusional gun control debate

Kat Robinson — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:50:00 -0800

The heated gun control debate between Piers Morgan and Alex Jones on Monday night turned bizarre and some even say delusional.

Autism and the special, special education

Allison Ziering Walmark — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:30:00 -0800

The burials began Monday, Dec. 17, just three days after evil rained down upon Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut. On Saturday, Dec. 22, just two days before many of the massacred would have, should have, celebrated Christmas Eve with their families, the last of all 26 innocent victims were laid to rest in peace — their souls bound up in the bonds of eternal life.

Gun advocates start petition to have Piers Morgan deported

Jaclyn Brandt — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:00:00 -0800

The host has been speaking out, and some are not happy, even going so far as to try to get him kicked out of the country.

Celebs' Twitter reactions to NRA press conference

Joyce Slaton — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:58:00 -0800

National Rifle Administration spokesperson Wayne LaPierre gave a "press conference" on live television Friday in which he blamed everything but guns for the Sandy Hook school massacre. Unhappy celebrities tweet their horror and distaste.

This Is 40 gun joke to stay: Judd Apatow explains why

Sara McGinnis — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:45:00 -0800

While songs, film premieres and more are getting cut or changed in the wake of the school shootings in Connecticut, This Is 40 is staying intact. Writer and director Judd Apatow explains why a game of "murder" is staying in.

Celebrities respond to national gun control debate

Kat Robinson — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:50:00 -0800

Celebrities respond to the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre with demands for stricter gun regulation.

Parenting Guru: Help your kids feel safe at school

Julie Weingarden Dubin — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:00:00 -0800

Our hearts break every time we think about the families in Newtown, Connecticut, and how they’re struggling to cope with the horror of last Friday’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In the midst of our sadness, we’re faced with needing to respond to our own kids’ queries about the attack, often clueless as to how much, or how little to say. My three elementary-aged kids want some details, for example: How many guns did the shooter have? How did he get in if the doors were locked? Did the kids see blood? Deep breath. Thankfully, Nancy Berns, associate professor of sociology at Drake University, an expert in grief, death and violence and author of Closure: The Rush to End Grief and What It Costs Us, stepped in to give us all guidance.

Anonymous turns the tables on Westboro Baptist members

Sara McGinnis — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:27:00 -0800

Westboro Baptist Church members are feeling the wrath of hacktivist group Anonymous. Thanks to the masked members of one of the world's most mysterious groups, WBC members are no longer able to protest at funerals anonymously!

David Letterman weighs in on school shooting

Kristyn Burtt — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:12:00 -0800

David Letterman revealed his thoughts on the Newtown, Connecticut tragedy on Monday night's edition of The Late Show.

Parents terrified of becoming Adam Lanza's mother

Maureen Wallace — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:00:00 -0800

When 20 children are gunned down in their classrooms, nothing is certain but that emotions and accusations will ricochet globally, penetrating hearts and minds like bullets. Parents will say unreasonable, irrational things. Experts will theorize and analyze and dramatize. What will stick through the clutter? Possibly, Liza Long and her story. Possibly, because the world is full of many parents who could be Adam Lanza’s mother.

Ke$ha song pulled from radio in wake of Newtown massacre

Kat Robinson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:14:00 -0800

Uncomfortable lyrics in the wake of Sandy Hook: Ke$ha's song "Die Young" is pulled from radio playlists Tuesday.

Practicing Gratitude: Small moments in a sea of grief

Nichole Beaudry — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0800

As I all struggle to make sense of the recent tragic loss of twenty20 innocent children in Newtown, Connecticut, waves of sadness and guilt have overcome me. I will carry the parents of those beautiful children in my heart for always.

SNL's Sandy Hook tribute

Deirdre Kaye — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:58:00 -0800

Last weekend, Saturday Night Live showed some heart and still managed to bust guts. If you haven't seen it yet, grab tissues before you watch the clip.