[Ammi]

..I agree with Lime about the children being present because absolutely, we do most of us as families, discuss these things in the presence of our children...with world matters, politics included...we don’t as parents tend to send children to their rooms while we discuss ‘grown up’ things...we don’t allow them to reach adulthood with no knowledge of the world around them or people’s thoughts and feelings about that world...one day, children will be grown ups and in my opinion, there is a preparation for adulthood...even if we tried to cushion as it were..parents will never be the only influence in a child’s life as things are discussed by peers etc...


...I’ve known many young children through my past working life...and some will take stances that their parents have and hold similar beliefs...but it’s not because it’s coming from their parents as a sole thing...it’s because those beliefs and opinions etc have been reasoned and have been something the child...(..through their individuality..)...have also believed in ...I have equally known reasoned parent stances and beliefs that haven’t been shared by children...where they’ve not been fully on board so no indoctrination has applied...that’s my general experience of most families where world events and politics etc are discussed on a level their child will understand...

...I do agree Brillo, children don’t naturally understand politics, which is the whole thing of why it’s important to include them with all significant and important events in the world and understand everything their parents and family and friends etc, believe in...otherwise their understanding will be much more difficult....we learn because we discuss and we absorb, we ask, we listen...and then from childhood to adulthood our belief system is being formed with every influence it has....