Moms Talk: Introducing Your Child to New Things

Welcome to this week's Moms Talk. Settle in as we start a conversation today on introducing children to new things.

One way that I introduce my children to new things is talking to them first. I see how the might feel about a situation and go from there. My daughter, who has separation anxiety, does not do as well as my son. But here lately, I talk to her, see how she feels and if it bothers her, I take smaller, more gradual steps in introducing something new. I tell her the good things about a situation. The more good things she hears the more excited she gets. Same goes with introducing new people into their lives. I tell them who the person is as well as a little bit about them to make my children more comfortable with the idea of a new friend before they ever meet them. I can't wait to hear other ideas from other moms on how to introduce new things to kids.