Some questions are super-weird or awkward to ask.
But when it comes to the safety of our kids, getting used to weird could be the option.
๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ค๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ. In line with National Ask Day, there are so many reasons to de-stigmatize asking about these.
๐ Recently, a toddler in Florida shot his mom while she was on a zoom meeting. To this toddler, it was probably another toy. Unfortunately, it wasnโt. (my heart goes out to the family including this kid who has to remember this trauma)
๐ This is not the first case I or any other ER physician has seen. Kids can handle guns and pull a trigger and most of the time, not for the reason you adults do. Even when your child has been taught about safety around guns, other families may not be on the same page. An example is that of Noah Melton who was shot by a peer during a sleepover
๐ซ The truth is, 1 in 3 homes with kids in US have a gun and most of these are loaded and unlocked
๐ซ Nearly 40% of all unintentional shooting deaths among children 11-14 years of age occur in the home of a friend
๐ I spoke to Popsugar about how to ask for Guns where your kids play. Go read on the link
See below a downloadable pdf (no email required) version of some ways we discussed and more..
14 ways you can gently ask for guns in homes your kids play.
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