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When Talking To Kids About Hard Things, Choose Truth Over Comfort

2023/7/11
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Dr. Becky: 与孩子进行艰难的对话很难，尤其当涉及到疾病等棘手话题时。信息不会像缺乏信息那样让孩子感到害怕；信息缺失会让孩子感到害怕、孤独和困惑。在与孩子谈论不舒服的话题时，应该使用真实的词语，并先给孩子一个框架，让他们做好准备。孩子不提问并不意味着他们没有注意到事情的变化。在与孩子谈论疾病时，要强调孩子和其他人不会被传染。与“癌症”相比，“多发性骨髓瘤”更具体，更能减少孩子的恐惧。避免使用含糊不清的词语，使用真实的词语能够减少孩子的恐惧。幼儿对生死很感兴趣，这很正常。对孩子诚实很重要，即使真相令人不安。关注孩子的情绪和担忧，并给予回应。父母应该根据自身情况和价值观，决定是否以及如何与孩子谈论艰难的话题。照顾患病的伴侣和孩子都很辛苦，父母需要照顾好自己。 母亲：母亲的丈夫患有无法治愈的癌症，癌症反复发作，她不知道该如何告诉儿子。她担心告诉儿子父亲患癌会毁掉儿子的童年。她不知道该如何告诉四岁的儿子他的父亲患有癌症。她儿子的父亲患有血癌（多发性骨髓瘤），这让她感到害怕和不知所措。她在社交媒体上寻求建议，但一些建议让她犹豫不决。她担心告诉儿子会终结他无忧无虑的童年。她担心告诉儿子会终结他无忧无虑的童年。

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Talking about illness or other hard topics with kids can be daunting. So it's understandable that you might want to put it off. But information doesn’t scare kids. It’s the lack of information that feels scary to them. In this conversation, Dr. Becky sits down with a mom who is struggling with how to have a hard conversation with her kids.Join Good Inside Membership: bit.ly/3D3w0MQ)Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinsideSign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletterOrder Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books.For a full transcript of the episode, go to goodinside.com/podcast

To listen to Dr. Becky's TED Talk on repair visit https://www.ted.com/talks/becky_kennedy_the_single_most_important_parenting_strategy