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): should you tell kids about family problems such a drug addict in the family?
does it depend on the age of the child, or how mature they are?
should you tell them that their family member is a drug addict if someone else just died from alcoholism the family?
should you tell them if they have anger problems or dont handle things well emotionally?
i think its cocaine, but is also for sure prescription pills
the kid is 11
and would you rather know when the situation happened, or if you found out years later would you be mad you didnt know sooner?
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Answer by *****
umm depends on the drug. but yeah if my mom or dad was an addict i would wanna know and im 14. i know that if i knew they were when i was 10 or younger i would prolly cry and say i hated them for killing themselves but im not all that childish no more so yeah you should tell them if they’re old. little kids are told in school everyday that all drugs are bad and will kill them super quick. when really that is all way over exaggerated.
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until they at least get 13
you should always tell your kids about problems or situations in the family IF they are mature enough to know what you are talking about and to handle it well. You can’t really tell if they are ready to know by setting an age,but I guess by 13 years old they should handle things well.
it really depends on the situation, like i would if i thought that my child would be effected from it our I thought there was some kind of danger,there is a way of telling them in a nice way and you don’t have to go into details unless they are old enough to deal with it emotionally and mentally. A lot of the time comes to tell my kids about serous things i tell them we don’t like what they are doing and its not a good choice but they are family and we love them. they understand that people we love can make bad choices but were still family and they don’t have to follow the bad example.
After 23 yrs of married life and 4 children who now range in age from 17 – 23 and running a pretty broad gamut of life’s experiences, deaths, dramas, trauma and upheaval I will just say this – to purposefully NOT tell children TRUTHS in age appropriate ways ONLY complicates life and does not build trust or worthwhile feelings, attitudes, behaviors or personal growth. The age old adage about TRUTH setting one free is all too true in my opinion. This is too harsh and difficult a world we live in to withhold truths from anyone you love – such truths teach life lessons that we ALL need.