How to Talk to Your Child About What is Happening in Ukraine

These conversations aren’t easy.    But they also must be had.   We’ve got to be honest and talk to our children about what’s happening in the Ukraine.    Sometimes we forget that children absorb information at an astonishing rate.    And I know you’re thinking “but we don’t watch the news in front of them” or you ask grandparents and friends to change the subject when it comes up at dinner but think about just how many times your kiddo has surprised you by asking a question about something you didn’t even know they had heard about?    These types of discussions can be challenging, delicate, and emotionally sensitive topics that feel far too heavy to be talking to our littlest children about but the fact of the matter is If they’re not hearing it from you, there is a big chance they’ll hear it from someone else.   It might be from a school friend who picked up something, a radio commercial, watching a TV program while waiting in the doctor’s office…  And the last thing we want to do is stick our heads in the sand and leave them confused and without someone to help them process what they’re hearing in a healthy, safe, and respectful environment.    So, exactly how do we have this conversation?    In this episode we´ll discuss:  - How to talk to your kids about Ukraine without making them fearful or stressed.  - Why it´s important to have these type of conversations Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices