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| The problems for teachers and parents alike is that the children will hear about what really happened almost inevitably. So that neither talk about an accident nor the demonisation of the father will do. I would point to the fact that the father had a mental problem and out of that did what he did. That something unusual happened must be clear to the kids, as
- they saw the reaction of teachers
- they saw the reaction of other adults
- they hear their village mentioned in the news
No, it cannot be done with a "simple explanation" but with an explanation. I still remember the day when in class 2 (age 8) the most popular boy in our class got overrun by a truck. The teacheress decided in favour of the open way, kept us closely informed until he died, and discussed the matter with us very often. She however could not hinder the gruesome point being brought round to us that his head had been overrun by the right front wheel. A positive aspect was/is that we all, when becoming adults were/are exceedingly tolerant with children, even if they cross a road idiotically. What does that mean in this case ? It means that the children in question will learn about what the results of mental problems can be.
This why the teacher asked for the assistance of a psychiatrist. You see, Primary School teachers (as in our case) are fully educated teachers with Matura, teachers seminary etc, but Kindergärtner are not educated as much. And so possibly could not cope. | |
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..what would a 6 year old understand about mental illness? Absolutely nothing. All you do is possibly leave a bigger inprint in a childs live by creating more commotion.
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| Nice reasoning . . . because something terrible has happened somewhere else you shouldn't worry about something less terrible happening nearby? You've been very concerned with parental responsibility in this thread, going so far as to say people should be sterilised until they can demonstrate the potential for it. The OP asks a question about responsible parenting and caring for her child and your response is, "whatever, it's nothing compared to Sierre Leone". | |
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The child is dead and won't come to school anymore because it was killed by his unstable father. How terrible is that for a fellow classmate other than it is sad that his friend won't come to school anymore and that something bad has happened.