Comments on: What Your Kid Really Wants To Know

By: kebelle

kebelle — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:20:03 +0000

I linked your blog to mine in gratitude for your dropping of entrecards. Thank you so much. God bless you.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:03:21 +0000

Great point! For some of my kids, just a bit of information is enough and any more than that is overwhelming. But a couple of them really need to know the details of what is happening otherwise their minds fill in the details without the facts. It is so important to understand what your child needs and can handle.

By: angie

angie — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:00:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing your experience. It’s nice to hear how this approach is working with a teenager and a pre-teen. My two are 6 and 7. My husband is less likely to answer questions in detail than I am, but the kids realize that and will ask us both for our opinions/information.

By: Mom

Mom — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:38:46 +0000

Yes, it is very important to decide how much and how detailed the child really wants.

My kids know that if they ask me a question I WILL answer it, no matter how difficult it might be for me and/or them. If they don’t really want to know – they just don’t ask.

Of course, open communication is so important for raising healthy kids. I always tailor any responses to the age and personality of the child asking. Very good article.

By: Karen, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"

Karen, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry" — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:31:29 +0000

What good advice you give here to parents, to carefully listen to and know their children’s individual personalities. Asking questions to find out how much detail they really need is a very good approach.