niccig
09-14-2008, 02:07 AM
DS is staring to ask some very difficult questions. I can handle ones about why do mean have beards and women do not . He now knows there's something called testosterone in his body and that men have more than women and that's what you need to grow a beard. But, he surprised me with a question of why do people have different colour skin. I wasn't expecting that from a 3.5 year old. I sort of fumbled an answer about differences in our skin that give the colour, and that it's like some people have blue eyes or brown eyes or green eyes. And that skin colour doesn't make a person any different.
I feel if I'd been prepared, I could have given a better answer. He's also been asking about people with disabilities. That I explain as Mummy needs glasses to see and some people need a cane to help with walking. Are there any books for kids that deal with issues like this. I think I'm going to get a lot more difficult to explain WHY questions.
Thanks.
I feel if I'd been prepared, I could have given a better answer. He's also been asking about people with disabilities. That I explain as Mummy needs glasses to see and some people need a cane to help with walking. Are there any books for kids that deal with issues like this. I think I'm going to get a lot more difficult to explain WHY questions.
Thanks.