I know this has been mentioned before but do you think things should be explained to young children?
My daughter is 6 and occasionally she asks questions like "why do you have to keep telling grandma the same thing?". On the whole she just gets on with things and treats mum like she always has which makes me wonder if I should tell her anything.
Yesterday I was in the car with my daughter and mum rang anxious about something. I had to put her on speakerphone and I saw my daughter listening and looking at me intently. I thought at the time that would be a perfect time to explain things but wimped out! I don't want to scare her or alarm her in any way but perhaps knowing mum has a problem might help her make sense of things? Mum would be very upset though if she thought I had told her anything.
She knows both her grandmas are the same age (66). She asked me how old people live to. I said all different ages. There must be a lot going around her mind.
Is 6 too young to have things explained to them? She's a bright little girl and doesn't miss a trick!
My daughter is 6 and occasionally she asks questions like "why do you have to keep telling grandma the same thing?". On the whole she just gets on with things and treats mum like she always has which makes me wonder if I should tell her anything.
Yesterday I was in the car with my daughter and mum rang anxious about something. I had to put her on speakerphone and I saw my daughter listening and looking at me intently. I thought at the time that would be a perfect time to explain things but wimped out! I don't want to scare her or alarm her in any way but perhaps knowing mum has a problem might help her make sense of things? Mum would be very upset though if she thought I had told her anything.
She knows both her grandmas are the same age (66). She asked me how old people live to. I said all different ages. There must be a lot going around her mind.
Is 6 too young to have things explained to them? She's a bright little girl and doesn't miss a trick!