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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She didn’t go into any details, just left the door open for future discussions at an age- and circumstance-appropriate moment. Totally fine. [/quote]

Exactly this. and that’s how we handle things in our home as well. another poster mentioned how small children like to put things into categories. That’s what kids do. So I gave enough information for her to be able to categorize but also try to leave the door open that [b]there isn’t much in life that’s absolute. And that makes for a much more interesting and fun conversation.[/b] It seems to me that your nanny handled this beautifully. And I imagine she moved onto the next topic and good pacing as well. [/quote]

Kid: People have hands.

Adult: Not all people. Some people don't have hands. You could lose a hand at any moment. What a fun conversation we're having now.[/quote]

Do your kids really not know about people with disabilities? One of my daughter's favorite books is about a woman who loses her legs. She doesn't have any trouble understanding that most people have legs but some people don't. She asks about the disability accommodations she sees in the world all the time and we talk about the people who need, curb cuts or handicapped parking spots or whatever. Hell, some kids don't have hands and they go to school with other kids who figure it out! It's weird to act like "knowing some people don't have hands" is too much to ask of a kid.[/quote]

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