Answer by agc for How to explain intravenous drug abuse to a 6-year-old?
A partial dialog, where one unsympathetic question leads to another:Child: Why are these dirty needles left lying around?Parent: The same reasons dirty liquor bottles and cigarette butts are left lying...
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I'd stress the carelessness of people not cleaning up their mess. That's something kids can understand. You can remind kids that people like diabetics have a legitimate need to use syringes outside of...
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A six-year-old will be aware of such activities as smoking and alcohol consumption, and will have seen some drunk people. Therefore you can just tell the child that intravenous drug abuse is pretty...
View ArticleAnswer by Deacon for How to explain intravenous drug abuse to a 6-year-old?
I'm going to basically repeat an answer that I gave in response to this unrelated question: Answer your child's questions accurately and truthfully, using language they can understand. Most of all, let...
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There are other potential uses of a needle than injecting drugs. I've seen people making use of needles to pump balls; the pump's hose has a special kind of needle (which is not sharp) but it was lost,...
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People use drugs when they feel sad, like something is missing from their life, but these people choose to take it out on themselves. They try to fill a hole with drugs but what they are really doing...
View ArticleAnswer by corsiKa for How to explain intravenous drug abuse to a 6-year-old?
Most kids have been to the doctor for shots by the time they can hold a conversation. Most kids know that when they're sick they get medicine, and sometimes this medicine makes you feel better when you...
View ArticleAnswer by Adam Heeg for How to explain intravenous drug abuse to a 6-year-old?
OverviewI lean towards a modified idea of what Gregory posted in a now deleted answer combined with the current top rated answer by forest. Kudos to you both for having good answers.Developmental...
View ArticleAnswer by Sefe for How to explain intravenous drug abuse to a 6-year-old?
My general approach is that it's not a good idea to hide the world from your children. Of course I wouldn't go into the gruesome details of drug addiction, but my view is that when I explain this to my...
View ArticleAnswer by forest for How to explain intravenous drug abuse to a 6-year-old?
Just be truthful. While the details about chemical addiction may fly over a 6 year old's head, the general idea is really not that hard to understand. Tell them that drugs are chemicals that can make...
View ArticleHow to explain intravenous drug abuse to a 6-year-old?
Drugs are bad, m'kay. In the area where I live, one of the unfortunate facts of life is widespread drug abuse. So, at night, addicts use local playgrounds to shoot up then leave syringes and needles...
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