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P&CE: Shootings and Our Kids
Every parent is different and parents their children differently. Some of my friends on FB are talking with their kids about shootings only if the kids bring it up, others will not talk about it, and others are discussing it openly (sparring the heinous details).
With gun violence being so prevalent in our society, shooting drills are carried out at schools just like fire drills, I feel like instruction for our children about what to do in a shooting is important at any school age.
I see this as a different and separate issue that drugs, alcohol, and sex ed too. These aforementioned topics can wait until children are of appropriate ages or older grades, but clearly even the youngest school goers need to be aware of what to do, as they would in a fire, if there is a shooting. But, not just at school, in the store, mall, church, etc..
Last night, I had a brief, conversation with my son who understands a lot. He is 2 1/2.
It went like this, "There are mean people in the world. Some mean people do mean things to other people. Today there were some people that died because of a mean man." I paused. He was listening. "If you ever see someone with a gun who isn't a police officer, mommy, daddy, or family members, x, y and z, I want you to hide." He said, "I will hide." Then he hugged me and went to play.
I'm not going to have this talk daily - I don't want to scare him or ruin his innocence, but I think a healthy dose of what our reality as a country is, is valid even for younger children. I don't see this problem going away any time soon, so I feel like I need to be proactive with my kids on the topic.
This is just my opinion. People will do things differently. DH and I handle life and death issues delicately, but we aren't hiding them away either. Clearly people of all ages can come face-to-face with this unfortunate reality.
How are other moms here handling it?
Re: P&CE: Shootings and Our Kids
There is no need to submit a 2 year old to this type of news and discussion. I can't fathom why you wouldn't shield them from it.
We don't watch the news coverage around DS. He doesn't need to see it. It's quite simple.