Journal+7-+Reaction

//I think it is important to shield children from unpleasant truths. Childhood is innocence and care free but these truths can ruin this innocence. I think that there are some situtations that they need to be aware about like a death in their family or if their parents are getting divorced. If the situation involves them directly they need to be told what is going on in an unbiased way. When a child is mature enough probably around 10-12 years old, they need to be told these truths. They need to be told that there are bad things in the world but at the same time there are a ton of great things. The world isn't a bad place. I don' t really like the fact of lieing to a child to protect them. Its not right to lie to a child about these truths because the child may not trust you in the future if they realize you are lieing. If a child is asking about what is going on they need to be told. It is their right to know.//