Generation Alpha Blues

I try to stay hopeful, but it’s hard—especially after Uvalde. I wonder what my almost nine-year-old granddaughter really thinks about what is going on in the world today. On one hand, it’s important to discuss these things honestly. On the other, it’s difficult to know the right way to approach children. You don’t want to scare them. But when you consider what her generation has experienced before they turned 10, you might be frightened by their…