Therapist shares a simple idea that helped kids feel calmer after Sandy Hook

Katelyn Campbell, a clinical psychologist in South Carolina, is sharing a helpful solution for how to help children cope after a traumatic event. Campbell was working in Connecticut in 2012 when 20 students and six adults were shot and killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.    "What helped: We had our kids draw pictures of scenery that made them feel calm — we then hung them up around the school — to make the 'other kids who were scared' have something calm to look at," Campbell said in a Twitter thread on Wednesday. "But really, it gave the kids something to 'do' that felt useful."   Read below to learn more about this calming technique. Get the technique Get the TODAY Mobile App Follow TODAY Check out more TODAY Newsletters here. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 View in browser | Manage Subscription | Unsubscribe | Privacy | Contact