{"id":102608,"date":"2019-05-06T04:56:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T08:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.oviahealth.com\/guide\/102608\/parenting-talking-toddler-tough-stuff\/"},"modified":"2021-11-16T15:53:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T20:53:47","slug":"parenting-talking-toddler-tough-stuff","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.oviahealth.com\/guide\/102608\/parenting-talking-toddler-tough-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking to your toddler about tough stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> gets older, you&#8217;ll probably find that you have to explain some tough stuff to <span class=\"pronoun-them\" data-pronoun=\"them\">them<\/span> from time to time. Obviously, you&#8217;ll want to use your best judgment in each individual situation, and do what you feel is best, in the way that is good for you. Keeping that in mind, here are some pointers to remember for future conversations.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Be mindful of what you say around <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> might not have your verbal skills just yet, but it&#8217;s safer if you just assume that <span class=\"pronoun-they\" data-pronoun=\"they\">they is<\/span> listening to you at all times. Toddlers do pick up on what they hear, so when scary or upsetting things happen, it might be troubling for <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> to hear them being referenced while not understanding what the conversation is about. Figurative language can also confuse toddlers, especially when it&#8217;s used to talk about emotionally charged subjects they don&#8217;t understand.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Don&#8217;t be afraid to show emotions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Of course, on the flip side, it&#8217;s okay if you&#8217;re upset in front of <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> during or after you&#8217;ve talked to <span class=\"pronoun-them\" data-pronoun=\"them\">them<\/span> about what&#8217;s happened. Some parents&nbsp;feel that toddlers shouldn&#8217;t see strong emotions while they&#8217;re this age, but while it might surprise <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> or even upset <span class=\"pronoun-them\" data-pronoun=\"them\">them<\/span> for a little while, but it&#8217;s not fair to you to have to bottle all of your feelings up. More than that,&nbsp;it&#8217;s good for <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> to see you expressing these emotions, even if they aren&#8217;t pleasant. From watching you, <span class=\"pronoun-they\" data-pronoun=\"they\">they will<\/span> gain a model for how to handle strong emotions, and the understanding that <span class=\"pronoun-their\" data-pronoun=\"their\">their<\/span> own strong feelings and reactions are a normal and healthy part of life.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Ease into the conversation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> understands the world in a fairly limited way. Some of life&#8217;s bigger concepts, like illness or death, really don&#8217;t make too much sense at this age. It might be helpful to wait until you see a certain theme on the television, or in a book, or even to buy a book that addresses what you&#8217;re going through, and then gently start a conversation with <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> about it. This may make it a little easier for <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> to frame the situation in a way that <span class=\"pronoun-they\" data-pronoun=\"they\">they understands<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Go into detail &#8211; but not too much detail<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As a general rule of thumb, you don&#8217;t need to go into too much detail when you&#8217;re explaining these kinds of things to your toddler. It&#8217;s good if you can answer the questions that <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> may have, but at this age, too many details will likely confuse <span class=\"pronoun-them\" data-pronoun=\"them\">them<\/span>, so try to keep your explanations simple. If you&#8217;re religious, you might use this time to introduce <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> to the basics of your faith, as well.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Reassure, reassure, reassure<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Whatever you&#8217;re experiencing at the time of your conversation with <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span>, the biggest takeaway from the conversation should always be the same: that you love <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span>, that <span class=\"pronoun-they\" data-pronoun=\"they\">they isn&#8217;t<\/span> being punished for anything, that this situation has nothing to do with <span class=\"pronoun-them\" data-pronoun=\"them\">them<\/span>, and that as <span class=\"pronoun-their\" data-pronoun=\"their\">their<\/span> parent, you&#8217;re here to protect <span class=\"pronoun-them\" data-pronoun=\"them\">them<\/span>. These are important things to reassure <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> about, because they can really feel a sense of powerlessness in these situations.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Expect more questions.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Toddlers need to repeat things a few times before they really come to terms with them. <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> is likely to ask you more questions &#8211; some old, some new &#8211; about the situation in the days ahead. This doesn&#8217;t mean that you didn&#8217;t do a good job explaining things. It&#8217;s just how <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> is learning and processing. <span class=\"pronoun-they\" data-pronoun=\"they\">They might<\/span> not have questions now, but end up asking you follow-up questions later, too, when <span class=\"pronoun-they\" data-pronoun=\"they\">they has<\/span> had time to process what you said to <span class=\"pronoun-them\" data-pronoun=\"them\">them<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>While <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> is this young, don&#8217;t worry about starting a conversation without having all the answers, and don&#8217;t measure success by anything except whether <span class=\"pronoun-baby\" data-pronoun=\"baby\">Baby<\/span> seems reassured after the conversation. These situations are hard for every parent, and just about every parent struggles with these conversations in the beginning. As the parent, you deserve a lot of credit just for getting started.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5>Sources<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carla Fisher. &#8220;How to Talk to Kids About Difficult Subjects.&#8221; <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RandomHouseKids. <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Random House LLC, Sep 2013. Web.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;How to Talk to Kids About Death.&#8221; <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ChildDevelopmentInfo. <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Child Development Institute, LLC, 2015. Web.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Talking about difficult topics.&#8221; <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NSPCC. <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 2017. Web.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Tragic Events.&#8221; <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FredRogers. <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fred Rogers Company, 2017. Web.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mary Tamer. &#8220;When Bad Things Happen.&#8221; <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard. <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard Graduate School of Education, Apr 16 2015. Web.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Difficult things happen in life, and it&#8217;s often very hard to explain them to a toddler. 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