Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you/ how did you explain 9/11 to your kids? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:34:44 +0000 lamariniere on "Did you/ how did you explain 9/11 to your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-how-did-you-explain-911-to-your-kids#post-2289249 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 06:40:18 +0000 lamariniere 2289249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9/11 hasn't come up specifically because we are so far away from it. But war in general has come up and I explained about the refugee situation here and why these people are leaving their countries. For now I use fairly broad statements and frame it in kind of a good guy vs. bad guy way. </p> looch on "Did you/ how did you explain 9/11 to your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-how-did-you-explain-911-to-your-kids#post-2289239 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 06:16:13 +0000 looch 2289239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just provide simple statements, those are usually satisfying to kids at this age. </p> Mrs Panda on "Did you/ how did you explain 9/11 to your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-how-did-you-explain-911-to-your-kids#post-2289205 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 23:59:10 +0000 Mrs Panda 2289205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumn865: just curious...how did it come up with your 3 year old? </p> regberadaisy on "Did you/ how did you explain 9/11 to your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-how-did-you-explain-911-to-your-kids#post-2288968 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:49:38 +0000 regberadaisy 2288968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditto as pp. she's only 3.5 and is blissfully unaware for now. </p> 2PeasinaPod on "Did you/ how did you explain 9/11 to your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-how-did-you-explain-911-to-your-kids#post-2288967 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:48:26 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2288967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He doesn't know what it is right now since he's only 3. When he's older, I'll certainly talk with him about where I was when everything happened. </p> mediagirl on "Did you/ how did you explain 9/11 to your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-how-did-you-explain-911-to-your-kids#post-2288916 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:03:36 +0000 mediagirl 2288916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She doesn't watch the news so she has no idea what it is right now. I don't think she needs to know anything about it, honestly. When she gets older, then we will explain it to her including our feelings at the time it happened and how it changed our country. </p> autumn865 on "Did you/ how did you explain 9/11 to your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-how-did-you-explain-911-to-your-kids#post-2288911 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:01:35 +0000 autumn865 2288911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just as the title says....</p> <p>I gave my three year old a vague/simple explanation and she seemed satisfied but was just wondering how others have approached this. </p>