Quantcast
Channel: Parenting
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 48

When Kids Ask (Really) Tough Questions: A Quick Guide

0
0
I know she died, but when is Grandma coming back? Why is your skin darker than Mommy's? Why do we live here but Daddy doesn't? Are you the tooth fairy? Anyone with kids in their life knows what it's like to be surprised by a tough question. It can come at any time, often when you least expect it: at breakfast, at bedtime or from the back seat. We're parents ourselves, and it's these questions — and the awkward, knee-buckling panic they induce — that led us to create a new series of parenting guides for NPR's Life Kit , a family of podcasts dedicated to making your life just a little bit easier. Life Kit's podcast, Parenting: Difficult Conversations , with help from Sesame Workshop, is full of research-tested strategies to help you navigate conversations about death, race and other tricky topics. Best of all, we get help from Sesame Workshop's in-house child development experts. They're the folks who review every word that comes out of a Muppet's mouth to make sure it's as helpful as

Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 48

Latest Images

Trending Articles





Latest Images