Tips for Answering Your Kid's Toughest Questions

When you become parents and have a new member in your family, your life gets a new meaning. But raising a kid is not a piece of cake. As a child grows, a lot of things change and as their mind grows stronger, they seek answers to all kinds of questions that will help them to fill up their curious minds. Questions like, Mommy, how was i born? Why people fight? Why people die? What happens to people when they die? Why do people smoke? Is Santa real? Etc. All the answers to these questions are hard to explain to a child and to fill up their minds with shitty answers is not good. No matter how much you think you are prepared, when the time comes, you are never able to utter a single word. So, instead of ignoring the questions altogether, it is better to provide the truth in the most simple way possible. Here are some great tips for answering your child’s toughest questions.

Listen to the questions carefully

 

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Every time your kid asks a question, it is important to listen to it carefully. When you have completely understood what your kid is asking for, answer the question in simplest way possible and resist the urge to lecture on the topic.

Stay calm and consistent

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Some questions are not childish questions, they are pretty hard to explain as they are serious questions about life problems or in general. It is not easy to stay calm whenever these questions comes out of the mouth of your child. But you have to stay calm, honest and consistent and do not over react.

Create a comfortable environment

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Always try to create a comfortable environment for your kid. It is not hard to make your child feel comfortable and secure. So do your best and create a comfortable environment and talk about the stuff with your child while doing something together like driving a car, going out for lunch or dinner etc.

Choose to tell the truth

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Do not play with the emotions of your child. If they ask you a question, never dis them off and if you tell them fantasy stories instead of the truth, it will cause problems in the future and they will know that you lied.

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Avoid too many details

Always keep your answers short and suffice. Your answers must make sense otherwise, your kid will ask more questions from the answer you have provided him.

Timing is everything

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Timing is important in every aspect of life. So, if a question about human body arises while you are at the hospital with your child, simply postpone the talk and tell your child to talk about it at home. Do talk about it once you are at home and that will build trust in your child towards you.

Ask your child about his thoughts on a particular question

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Start conversations with them and select use media for latest topics of discussion. Never ever use your child’s friends to describe a negative trait because that will leave a bad impression about you.

Answer questions based on God’s words

If you answer the questions based on what you believe is not at all a bad idea. Use your belief on God to answer difficult questions. In that way, you will also be able to show God’s wisdom.

Be a positive role model

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Always remember, Your child is watching and listening.Children are able to tell whenever you are arguing, fighting, using sarcasm etc. They always want you to lead strong and happy life because a child always look up to his parents and want to become exactly like them. They never look for perfection rather they look for what’s real.

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Choose love and compassion over anger and aggression

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It is important to show love and compassion towards your child because if you are constantly nagging and showing anger toward him, he will definitely try to stay away from you and it is possible, he would never want to share his feelings with you. So, try to always deal with your child with lots of live and compassion and make him feel loved.

Tips for Answering Your Kid's Toughest Questions was last modified: November 19th, 2015 by Baby Couture India