QOTD - Talking With Your Kids - 11.14.15

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LeeAndra

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What happened in Paris... I can't even wrap my brain around it.

How do those of you with older kids, who either hear it from other kids or have access to social media/the news, talk with your kids abt these type of things? What do you say? How do you explain it?
 
Ugh... I just woke up to it... I am feeling sick of all those terrorist stuffs :(
 
My kids are 9 and 12. I just tell them what happened. They watched the news with me tonight too. There wasn't anything graphic they shouldn't see. I think it's important to be open about it, and know what's going on in the world. More and more terrorist attacks happen every month. It's not like you can hide it from them. I encourage them to be compassionate and kind to everyone, and to make good choices. We also pray for those affected by it.
 
So shocking. A bit like Jacinda said - we don't hide it from them (mine are 7 and 9), but just say that there are some not so nice people in the world who want to hurt others... we don't dwell on it too much though.
 
I havent' talked to my kids about it. My youngest son is pretty fearful, and I don't feel like at 8 he needs to know about it. I don't remember knowing much about world events as a kid, and I think I would have worried about stuff I didn't really understand, if I had. So right now, unless he hears about it some other way, I don't plan on talking about it with them.

Honestly, it just feels like the world isn't very safe anymore, but maybe it never really was.
 
jacinda said:
My kids are 9 and 12. I just tell them what happened. They watched the news with me tonight too. There wasn't anything graphic they shouldn't see. I think it's important to be open about it, and know what's going on in the world. More and more terrorist attacks happen every month. It's not like you can hide it from them. I encourage them to be compassionate and kind to everyone, and to make good choices.
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^^^ This - Cheyanne is now 15 so of course she is old enough to see, hear, and discuss events and they discuss them in class at school too. Remembering what the famous Fred Rogers said, I always told my kids "Look for the helpers, you will always find people who are helping" in a tragic event - reassuring them that not everyone in the world is filled with hate and there are plenty of people who help.
 
We don't have cable tv so my kids don't know about it. They're 4 & almost 7. Brian and I have talked about it but if they don't pick up on it or hear it from someone else, we won't discuss it with them. Rian is my anxious child. Lola is my sensitive, tender child so this would impact them greatly. They don't need to worry right now.


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My kids are 13 and 17.
they see the news.
we are going to france a few times a year, mostly disneyland.
paris is nearby, it comes closer and closer here in europe.
i only saw my oldest son today and we talked about it what we saw on the news.
was planning a trip to lille in france to a christmasmarket in a few weeks.
son says better stay at home .not going to france( its only an hour drive ,but still in france )
 
I don't know if I should say "Thank God my daughter is just 5" because when I woke up this morning to that news, I can't even talk clearly with my husband about it. These terrorists are so heartless. I have 4 friends who live in France and I only heard from two of them. I'm still contacting my 2 other friends right now on facebook... :(
 
@cherrygutz -- how you hear from your friends!!
@renatasluis -- stay safe!!

The boys and I watched the news this morning together because I knew that the oldest for sure will talk about it in social studies class (my boys are in 8th grade and 5th grade). I try not to hide things from them and I try to answer their questions to the best of my ability. I don't want them to be scared but know what is going on in the world and be aware of what is going on around them.
 
I'll talk to my two older ones about it once I can stop wanting to cry about it myself. But then - I'll be honest. My heart just breaks for those families!
 
Thank God, my friends are all fine. I spoke to the two of them this morning and I was so relieved o hear their voices. When I can't reach them trough phone, I received a phone call from their mom asking if I was able to call them because she can't. We're just all relieved to know they're fine!
 
Actually, I'm quite embarrassed to say that my 14-year old knew about it before I did. She came to me in tears because she LOVES Paris and was devastated about what was happening. I went to FoxNews and saw what was happening all while we were talking about the events. She and I talked for about an hour and then we spoke about it the next day. She knows it's real life and it happens. It makes her angry to see who is/was behind the attacks. But through her anger, she's glad that her daddy is able to do something about, taking a little bit more pride in his service to our country.

Meanwhile, my middle who is 11 knows what happened, understands that a lot of people died, but has no connection to them to grasp what really happened. If that makes sense.

Of course, my 2-year old doesn't know what's going on and I didn't bother to say anything in front of him, nor do I watch/read anything about it with him present.
 
I let my son come to me with everything, but I don't bring up current events with him unless he asks. He's only 9 though.
 
jacinda said:
My kids are 9 and 12. I just tell them what happened. They watched the news with me tonight too. There wasn't anything graphic they shouldn't see. I think it's important to be open about it, and know what's going on in the world. More and more terrorist attacks happen every month. It's not like you can hide it from them. I encourage them to be compassionate and kind to everyone, and to make good choices. We also pray for those affected by it.
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This is us, too... Jake (8) knows what is happening... he asked to read the newspaper about it as we were on vacation. I am always hesitant, because I don't want him to fear leaving the house... but I want him to be aware of the world around us. Not everyone likes the USA or Christians, or other ethnic groups. The best we can do is to pray, and to be a light in this dark world.
 
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