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Originally posted by urgeok
how does a 3 year old comprehend these things ?
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I was referring to the 9 year-old, but we've been dealing with him in this manner since age 6.
The 3 year-old simply doesn't care about the sex and isn't scared of the gore. As soon as he starts asking the same questions as his big brother, I'll take the same tack.
They're both bright, friendly, sweethearts who still believe in Santa and the Tooth fairy and so on. And when my 9 year-old asks me about these magical creatures I simply ask back "what do you believe?"
He chooses to believe, even though logic would tell him not to. That is innocence.
We encourage wide-eyed wonder as well as rational analysis. To each his own, huh?