tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post9091841766795650672..comments2024-02-27T12:03:02.477-05:00Comments on Ruth Harrigan Artist: Talking to kids about a parent's illnessRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-70003030189050840462008-01-03T12:29:00.000-05:002008-01-03T12:29:00.000-05:00Thank you both for your comments and stopping by!Thank you both for your comments and stopping by!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-73228961296198132052008-01-02T12:03:00.000-05:002008-01-02T12:03:00.000-05:00Whenever an adult close to the kid is sick, other ...Whenever an adult close to the kid is sick, other adults around the kid only remembers to tell the kid "be a good boy/girl, so and so is sick." and that's pretty much the end of it....<BR/><BR/>but kids are smarter and more affectionate than any of us can imagine.<BR/><BR/>let them know what exactly happen, instead of saying, "ah, you are too young to know", and you'll be suprised that they may handle the situation even better than most adults, if you communicated the situation in the right way to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-91762157201836144482008-01-01T18:25:00.000-05:002008-01-01T18:25:00.000-05:00Kids are pretty good at getting through this stuff...Kids are pretty good at getting through this stuff if they feel safe and have someone to talk to. The problem is everyone is running around and sometimes forget to do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com