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.
1. When you get a tough question, listen for what the child is really asking.
2. Give them facts, but at a pace they can manage.
3. "That's a great question. Let's find out more together."
4. Reassure them that they are safe and loved.
5. Take care of yourself, and don't be afraid to share your emotions.
To read more of Cory Turner and Anya Kamenetz' article, please click here.
Listen to all our Parenting: Difficult Conversations episodes here.
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