Just thought I'd get the conversation started. How much exposure have they had? How are you handling their questions, if any?

By Karen55 on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 10:41 am:

Mine are totally aware and informed, but of course, they are older. As for their questions, we've been having discussions about it at home, and surprisingly, we are all *almost* of the same opinions.

By Feona on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 01:33 pm:

Thank goodness my son has no clue what is going on.

By Sunny on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 01:46 pm:

I try to limit what the 3 younger kids see on TV. My 5 yr old hasn't asked any questions about it, so I'm doing a pretty good job of not exposing him to any of it. They don't need to know anything.
My 14 yr old knows and we have talked about it. I know they talk a little about it in Social Studies, but the school did send home a letter stating the teachers were instructed to only give the kids facts about the war and keep their opinions to themselves. My 2 older boys know how I feel and I try and answer any questions they have. I do allow my 11 yr old to watch the news with me if he's interested. His focus lately has been on contributing items for a care package to a soldier serving in Kuwait (this soldier is a former student of my son's teacher). I HATE that war will now be a part of their childhood. I can remember watching the Gulf war on TV when my oldest was 2 and praying that it would never happen again.

By Colette on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 03:23 pm:

My 10yr old and 12yr old know we are at war but they are not watching it on TV. I don't turn the news on when they are home. I hate that I had to instruct them on what to do at school if there is an emergency here.

By Mechelle on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 04:04 pm:

My 2 are only 6 & 8 I think a little too young to try to understand and tell them too much.

I have heard my DD talking about the war, of what thier teacher has told them in school.

Like I told Dh I don't really know how much they can actually understand at this point, and I don't know how to go about telling them either.

I know it's not the teacher's job, but she knows better ways in telling the kids about the war, and in ways that they can understand it. SO, I just let her tell them.

If my kids come home with any questions, I will try to answer as much as I can with limitations of how much they can understand, (which they haven't asked questions *yet*)