Journal+7-+Children


 * What are your views about shielding children from unpleasant truths? When is it important for a child to know such truths? When is it better to keep a child in the dark? And, is it right for an adult to lie to a child to "protect" him or her?

I don't think it is morally correct to shield children from unpleasant truths. To do so shows a lack of trust in the children, as well as shows you don't believe they are in any way shape or form your intellectual equal. If you don't make children aware of these things then they will never learn or see what the world really is. They need to see that everything in life isn't a pile of flapjacks with scrumptious **__**canadian**__ maple syrup oozing over the sides. No, this is world where people get hurt and people die and life just isn't a perfect thing. If you keep children out of the loop for things like this they will never understand pain, hurt or death as well as the emotions that people should feel. It's never better to keep children in the dark. There are times when an adult needs to make smalls lies to keep children from getting hurt, but I feel as though the best approach is to let children see and feel all the not so good things in life. It's only fair to the children as well as yourself. So... Let them have it!