Ep. 101 - How to Prepare Children for School Lockdown Drills
Parenting Understood
English - September 06, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 41.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsParenting Kids & Family Education childdevelopment raisingkids family moms motherhood parenthood parenting parentingresearch parentingtips raisingchildren Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, we conclude our series on school readiness with a conversation with Claire Marie about school lockdown drills. Claire is a school safety and emergency management expert who works with schools to develop and implement safety plans. She emphasizes the importance of trauma-informed practices when teaching students about safety procedures, such as lockdown drills. Claire talks about the importance of providing students with opportunities to practice the procedure in a safe and controlled environment. She also provides recommendations for parents on how to prepare children for drills. Further, she discusses how to talk to children after they have experienced a lockdown drill. For more information about Marie Clare and her book to help parents prepare their children visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-marie-a6241aa4/ and https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sammy-the-sasquatch-welcome-to-crittertopia-claire-marie/1143283995