I am a big believer in being as open and honest as possible with kids. I was recently watching the television show, ‘Parenthood’ and one set of parents was explaining death to their daughter. The show implied that they did not believe in Heaven and had agreed not to tell their daughter about it, but in the clutch the mom caved in and used it as a way to make her daughter feel better about death.
Why are parents willing to do this? Are you really willing to lie to your children just to temporarily make them feel better? And why box yourself in to something you don’t even believe in? Where is the shame in telling your kids that you don’t know, or that some people believe in that but you don’t. It seems like less damage in the long run.
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