Saturday, November 5, 2016

Comment (my opinion) on the man who stated "How do I explain this (Donald Trump) to my daughter?"- Advice for parents.

My Thoughts...
First, explain to your child that no one is perfect (except one if other Christians are reading this).
Second, explain to your child that Hillary, too, has her own faults (i.e. defending a husband who was lying leading to the belittlement of other other women who were telling the truth).
Third, explain to your child that life doesn't always (or even very often) present you with clear cut choices. At times you you must look beyond the accusations and chaos.
Fourth, learn to evaluate for yourself whether the positions candidates espouse on current issues are consistent with their actions.
Fifth, then ask your child to compare the candidates positions on current issues with your child's own positions (Which you as a competent parent help them develop by providing them with facts, history, etc.- trying to leave out your own biases).

If a child can learn how not to be let others control their focus and get beyond the distractions in orders to focus their own attention on things like real issues, then you as a parent are making good progress towards creating a responsible adult.

If you can't do this then personally I believe you'd be better off just telling the child- "Well, you just don't understand Honey"

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