Hi, you are “face to face with Shell”.
This is the first part of the series that deals with “children’s questions”.
Please watch the video below, where I talk about a situation, which was a first for me:
If you are explaining scars, burns, etc., to a child; make it age appropriate and remember that there is no need to “over-explain”.
Keep the conversation age appropriate and above all, do not scare the child.
DO NOT use explicit words. In this case; “explosion, blood, death”.
Keep it simple and if the child does not ask; think, do you really need to explain?
You can make children “fire aware” without the need for using words that may scare them.
You could say: “Please be careful when you are around fire”.
If the child asks “why”? Then you could explain further, again using words that are age appropriate to the child.
Below is a link to the “intro” of this series:
CHILDREN’S QUESTIONS TO A BURN SURVIVOR (INTRO)
Stay safe, stay strong, and we’ll chat soon.