Do Children Need to Know...?
Do Children Need to Know about the horror of war? I realize that at some point, children need to learn history, but what age is a good age to learn about the horrors of holocaust?
My 8 year old was devasted to learn that people were put into concentration camps and death chambers, that children witnessed their parents being killed, of the horrible suffering. She is a very sensitive child, and this brought up all kinds of questions and concerns - not the least of which was death and its inevitability.
How long should innocence be protected? See my group post for details:
http://www.apsense.com/subject/23836.html
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Karen Weir
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Thanks for all your input guys! I don't know Sherri-Anne... I am not American, and although I understand and appreciate the sacrifices made for our freedom, I think that children can be taught without traumatizing them. I also think that you can be anti-war and still appreciate those sacrifices.
I have issues with schools "teaching" any view point. I don't "teach" my children to believe as I do either. I hope to "teach" them to think for themselves - and I wish that our schools did that
Amber Lovell
5
I concur Sherri-Anne...HOORAH!
Sherri-Anne Myers
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Well, I think this is an individual parents choice to make. I have to say my kids are older and have had plenty of anti war brain washing in school. Freedom is not free, someone has to fight for it. Although I think children could be spared the gory details. I personally am disgusted with the fact that no one proudly supports our country anymore. I think that teachers are teaching to many negative opinions of our government. Of course I was born on a marine base so my opinion is a little bias. I
Amber Lovell
5
Absolutely. My son is now 7 but I first took him to the Holocaust museum in DC when he was only 3. I do not feel that this in any way robbed him of his innocence. He did not understand the magnitude of the subject then and still only has a vague understanding of historical events, but I think it is important for us all to realize the capacity for evil yet beauty of the human spirit.
I was raised by my grandfather and heard a first hand account of the atrocities he witnessed while a POW in Ge
Theresa
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Oh wow! This is very good subject. It is very difficult as a parent to know exactly how much and at what age a child is ready to learn of such sensitive material. I home school my children and I have a very sensitive 7 yr old who is very gifted in reading and reading comprehension - so I can understand the conundrum. I guess if your child is sensitive to such things, as my son is, I give the "general" overview and wait until she begins asking questions. It seems to work for us. Also when my son