tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post746297218524786729..comments2024-03-28T09:34:43.603+00:00Comments on The Diary Of A Jewellery Lover: Helping Your Child Cope With The Fear Of Visiting OrlandoMellissa Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-46164150894908263962016-06-28T23:45:04.692+01:002016-06-28T23:45:04.692+01:00Thank you Jennifer.Thank you Jennifer.Mellissa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-7268887621823651612016-06-28T23:44:42.710+01:002016-06-28T23:44:42.710+01:00Yes we were so close to all the tragedies things w...Yes we were so close to all the tragedies things were different for us and your child being so young probably wasn't exposed to it as much as older children.Mellissa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-81814426557596879912016-06-28T23:41:36.881+01:002016-06-28T23:41:36.881+01:00I totally agree Jen.I totally agree Jen.Mellissa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-26165214613230977202016-06-28T23:41:11.463+01:002016-06-28T23:41:11.463+01:00I think we get a skewed version of 'normality&...I think we get a skewed version of 'normality' with 24 hour news all the time. It's important to balance such tragedy with the fact that this is an extremely rare occurrence. Mellissa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-62575756942106276522016-06-28T23:37:57.703+01:002016-06-28T23:37:57.703+01:00It's such an awful thing to have happened.It's such an awful thing to have happened.Mellissa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-80334270238363031112016-06-27T10:47:10.015+01:002016-06-27T10:47:10.015+01:00I also don't have any kids, but I do take care...I also don't have any kids, but I do take care of my two young nephews. They don't really understand the gravity of what happened in Orlando - or any disaster, really. Gun violence is not common here and despite some low class areas, the kids never feel unsafe. Every generation seems to handle things like this differently. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279764347189007901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-35576810375945747842016-06-27T09:11:52.210+01:002016-06-27T09:11:52.210+01:00This was a great read. We don't have kids yet,...This was a great read. We don't have kids yet, but my husband and I have had discussions on how scary it seems to raise a child with all of the events taking place in the world recently. You're right though, a majority of people are good and the news over sensationalizes the bad things. It's great to read a parent's perspective on how you are handling things with your child. Jennifer Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416900664692397293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-22767590756503244482016-06-26T13:03:14.462+01:002016-06-26T13:03:14.462+01:00We have a 7 year old and if he asks about the worl...We have a 7 year old and if he asks about the world's tragedies we will discuss it with him in language he can understand. However he rarely asks because he rarely sees those things. We don't really limit screen time on either TV or the computer, but he really has no interest in news programs or online newspapers. (I know shocker, right?) We traveled through Colombia for 3 months when he was 5 and we explained to him at that time the dangers and things we needed to do while walking around Cali.<br />I think your situation was a little different as you were in Orlando when it happened, for us it was half a world away and although it did make the news it certainly wasn't as pervasive as I am sure it was in the USA.<br /><br />Robhttp://expatexperiment.com/category/nomad-life/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-86792677554649209582016-06-26T12:32:32.634+01:002016-06-26T12:32:32.634+01:00I totally understand your point, and it's a pi...I totally understand your point, and it's a pity these kind of bad things happen. I guess it's up to us, parents, either to make our kids read the news and be aware of bad things happening - or not. Personally I get depressed every time I read the news, so definitely I'll keep my kid away from it as far as I can.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958193066812113238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-51649937831769410482016-06-26T09:36:46.809+01:002016-06-26T09:36:46.809+01:00I don't have kids but I have a 6 year old neph...I don't have kids but I have a 6 year old nephew and I can only imagine how difficult it is to explain such things to kids. We live in a harsh world so events like this happen everywhere, we just have to make sure these little ones try to search for the good in the worldAndrahttp://www.ourworldtowander.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-558785239083956342016-06-25T21:23:55.397+01:002016-06-25T21:23:55.397+01:00Good tips to help cope with some of these horrible...Good tips to help cope with some of these horrible events. I think communication is the key. Talk to them and explain what happened. I think it is always better if they hear it from you, good or bad. Travelwith2ofushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690929827576869386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-6571691144675331912016-06-25T19:02:23.685+01:002016-06-25T19:02:23.685+01:00I have a 12-year-old daughter and the most import...I have a 12-year-old daughter and the most important thing is to keep them informed and always talk to them about everything. I find it more useful to get all types of news, good or bad, straight from me and her father and allow her to discuss her thoughts and feelings with us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00072773909738517658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-37162394285530129092016-06-25T09:28:32.676+01:002016-06-25T09:28:32.676+01:00It always makes me sad to see how the media can im...It always makes me sad to see how the media can impact the fears of so many. Certainly bad things happen all over the world, but unfortunately when they do those incidents receive way too much attention. Wouldn't it be wonderful if positive events received half the attention? jenhttp://www.venturists.net/things-palermo-sicily/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-33485099310607413602016-06-25T08:57:19.334+01:002016-06-25T08:57:19.334+01:00Well said it is important to reassure children tha...Well said it is important to reassure children that although bad things do happen it is very rare that they do. I think its a good idea to be honest with them.Ana De-Jesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165853767093531146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-47694088679933433282016-06-25T08:01:35.921+01:002016-06-25T08:01:35.921+01:00It is a sad world Liss. It is a sad world Liss. Mellissa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-87940006486093349752016-06-25T08:01:10.512+01:002016-06-25T08:01:10.512+01:00Hope these tips help.Hope these tips help.Mellissa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-39861997668753656542016-06-24T19:20:08.234+01:002016-06-24T19:20:08.234+01:00I don't have any kids so can't reallye exp...I don't have any kids so can't reallye express my opinion, but it is horrible what happend in Orlando. Christina Grimmie was my biggest inspiration. The world is a scary place sometimesEntrepreneur Women Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085689326009825102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-46290359458583197302016-06-24T17:09:33.808+01:002016-06-24T17:09:33.808+01:00I don't have children, but I do know that it i...I don't have children, but I do know that it is a terrible shame for Orlando with these 3 tragedies happening, in paricular the mass shooting that happened in Pulse. I would hope parents educate their children about it in the right way as to not incite fear. Laura Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574534495317600347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-66951613735406190202016-06-24T15:41:34.130+01:002016-06-24T15:41:34.130+01:00I hate that this is even an issuse and something w...I hate that this is even an issuse and something we as parents have to learn to talk about with children. Its such a sad world we live in.Lisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548889115708468655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-19503095186657112652016-06-24T07:14:22.470+01:002016-06-24T07:14:22.470+01:00Don't have kids but I do have nephews and niec...Don't have kids but I do have nephews and niece who could be curious about the incident. It's hard to let the fear be removed out from their mind but to explain them truthfully in a level of communication fits in them would be the best way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-70756587036733594582016-06-24T03:05:27.079+01:002016-06-24T03:05:27.079+01:00Children can certainly pick up on the anxiety of a...Children can certainly pick up on the anxiety of adults. I also do agree that there certainly should be a form of gun control in the US. Why do we need automatic and semi-automatic machine guns? Have you seen the film Bowling For Columbine? It's interesting as it looks at gun violence in the US and Canada. There are many less shootings in Canada than the US, although Canadians still own guns. Mellissa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-29227963047239455222016-06-24T03:01:46.572+01:002016-06-24T03:01:46.572+01:00I agree that it's important to have a balanced...I agree that it's important to have a balanced perspective - bad things do happen in the world but we need to focus on good things that happen and good people in times like this.Mellissa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-87280322716667327772016-06-24T03:00:01.636+01:002016-06-24T03:00:01.636+01:00I agree that limiting access to media can help to ...I agree that limiting access to media can help to reduce anxiety. Mellissa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774290943178155079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-78711502540489197872016-06-24T01:36:11.423+01:002016-06-24T01:36:11.423+01:00It's so sad what has happened lately and I thi...It's so sad what has happened lately and I think children process these things in different ways depending on how they heard the news - parents can explain things in reassuring ways but it they heard it over the radio, TV or from friends sometimes it can be over dramatised or in a more anxiety filled way. These are some really great tips to prove reassurance to those feeling anxious.<br /><br />Laura xSide Street Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02962518235373699918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370070932206896473.post-10553263473878605432016-06-23T21:28:56.256+01:002016-06-23T21:28:56.256+01:00I don't think my child would be scared because...I don't think my child would be scared because she does not know about the shootings and bad things going on. She is only eight and I think there is no need worrying her. Having said this. These are good tips for a child who is aware of what has happened. Angela Milneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710607899536687736noreply@blogger.com