Teaching About Tragedy

[Chrisitan]

My kids have been devastated about the recent tragedies in Boston and in Texas. I try to shield my kids as best I can from the worst of the stuff that happens, but they are going to see some of it in spite of my best efforts. My wife and I try our best to sit down with them and let them talk things through and ask questions. We do a lot of teaching about things from a Biblical perspective because of our faith but I would do the same even if we didn't go to church. Do you teach your kids about tragedy and how do you do it at your house?

 

[olderthandirt]

I've just always been open with my girls and answered any questions they might have. I've not gone out of my way to show them the harshest parts of life, but I don't avoid it, either. Sometimes I think parents shelter their children too much and it doesn't prepare them for the real world.

 

[BigPapa]

Olderthandirt, we kind of operate the same way. We don't go out of our way to show our daughter the bad stuff but if it happens we sit down as a family and talk about it. I think we have a duty to our kids to prepare them for the world.