honestly, i think its cool that theres a guide for parents to talk to kids about ice...its like theyre acknowledging that kids are curious and they wanna know what's up, but not knowing how to address it is real . Dr. Batho's tips make total sense though, just being open and honest from the start can help ease those worries. its also super important to validate their feelings and not just brush it off like "everything's fine" cuz that would be so dismissive. i think whats key is finding a balance between explaining what's going on without scaring them half to death
ICE is like that one aunt who always shows up uninvited... but I guess some kids need to know about it, and parents are just trying to prepare them for life's awkward conversations . Dr. Batho's advice is all about being chill, validating their feelings, and not sugarcoating things – kinda like how you wouldn't want your kid to be like "Uh, mom, my friend's older brother was separated from his family... no big deal, right?"
I'm not sure if 'acknowledging that kids of all ages can pick up on cues' is totally legit... like, what kinda cues are we talking about? Is it just general anxiety or actual specific info from school? Need some sources on this one pls
ICE is so scary for kids I remember when I was a kid, my parents used to tell me that I shouldn't ask too many questions about the "bad guys" at the border because it might scare me but now we know that's not true. My little cousins are always watching those videos on YouTube about ICE and it freaks them out . We need to be honest with our kids, I think we should tell them what's going on without making it sound too complicated like my mom does. Sometimes I worry about her anxiety when she talks about politics but at least now there are people like Dr. Batho who know how to help us explain it in a way that makes sense.
honestly, i think its cool that theres a guide for parents to talk to kids about ice...its like theyre acknowledging that kids are curious and they wanna know what's up, but not knowing how to address it is real 
. Dr. Batho's tips make total sense though, just being open and honest from the start can help ease those worries. its also super important to validate their feelings and not just brush it off like "everything's fine" 
cuz that would be so dismissive. i think whats key is finding a balance between explaining what's going on without scaring them half to death 
I'm not sure if 'acknowledging that kids of all ages can pick up on cues' is totally legit... like, what kinda cues are we talking about? Is it just general anxiety or actual specific info from school? Need some sources on this one pls 
I remember when I was a kid, my parents used to tell me that I shouldn't ask too many questions about the "bad guys" at the border because it might scare me 
but now we know that's not true. My little cousins are always watching those videos on YouTube about ICE and it freaks them out 
. We need to be honest with our kids, I think we should tell them what's going on without making it sound too complicated 
but at least now there are people like Dr. Batho who know how to help us explain it in a way that makes sense.