Politics and kids

Thankfully, my children are both younger. My daughter is 6 and my son is 2 so this really isn't something that I've had to deal with yet and not something that I really ever want to deal with at all. So once my children get older and begin asking about politics I think I am going to take the easy way out and tell them that I really don't know. It's not a lie because I'm not a politician and I really don't understand how politicians operate.

I myself am a teen, and I think it is very important to explain what is going on in the world to your kids, as to keep them informed of what is going on. But you have to make sure they are of appropriate age obviously. But you can also filter what you tell them so the don't get hit with the sudden realization that the world isn't as picture perfect as we'd like to believe. It's all in the person. But you don't want to blindside your child when they get to the age of being able to understand. I remember from when I was a little I was always interested in that kind of stuff. You don't have to tell them all of it, you only have to tell them the stuff that you want them to know. But don't lie to them. Just keep it honest. Let them know that the world isn't perfect and it is full of not so good people.