is your household very open minded
By doormouse
@doormouse (4599)
October 28, 2009 2:46pm CST
i like to think mine is,although my boyfriend can be a bit single minded at times,my kids and i talk about all manor of stuff,from social issues to boyfriends,girlfriends and stuff,,we walk round naked if we wish(apart from my boyfriend)we use the toilet if someone else is in the bath,i don't judge the kids when they say something i don't like,if the kids want to know something bout life even if it's bad then i tell them,,,,,,i don't think i picked the right title for my post,but i think you'll know what i mean
8 responses
@doormouse (4599)
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28 Oct 09
if they're too young to understand something then i will say ' wait til you're older',or i try to put it in a way that they will understand
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
29 Oct 09
I know what you meant by your title and I guess I would say that my family is a little bit off both. I try to be fairly open with my kids on certain things but there are times when I feel like somethings are left to be private between parents like money and such. My kids are only eight and ten right now so they don't really have a lot of major things to deal with but i do let them come to me about the things that eight and ten year olds need to come to their parents about and I hope that that continues in their teenage and adult years.
We used to not be so private about the bathroom like you but as the kids have gotten older we felt that they were getting to old to be quite so open. I try to always be as truthful with my kids as much as I can as I feel it builds a strong trusting relationship with them but there are also boundaries and things that I call "white lies" to protect them.
@crystallight1l (347)
• Canada
30 Oct 09
My HouseHold is very open-minded, but there are some censors on mature concepts in front of young children. It's to keep them clean, thus my parents had planned to put me in private church school to keep me clean, but it was too far away.
@doormouse (4599)
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31 Oct 09
i talk to my older kids about anything as i think they are old enough,but the youngest,if he asks a question i think he's too young for,i'll tell him he's too young and ask again when he's older
@getbrowser (1708)
• China
29 Oct 09
My household is not so open minded, especially when they face the questions about childrens' marriage.
Every time when I go back home, my parents will ask me something about my friends and the relationship with them. Yes, they will become very sensitive when they have heard of something about my friends. I understand that the reason why they do like this just because they want to protect me from all potential dangers and hope that their children enjoy a better life in the future.
Of course, I really hope that they can become more open minded because I have the ablity of looking after myself.
@doormouse (4599)
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29 Oct 09
my parents are fairly open minded,but i don't tell them everything i do,i think that's why i am how i am with my kids,i want them to be able to tell my everything
@triplejazzm51 (1373)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
In our country we are a little conservative, i can be naked but just inside my own room. Maybe in some households they can be like yours, but i think most of us still have some reservations.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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29 Oct 09
My house hold is the same,if the children ask me something i will be honest with them.Here we tend to talk about things to do with girlfriends,boyfriends,periods as well as we call a spade a spade.I would rather tell my children or answer my children as then they are aware of alot of things,that way they wont be nieave either when they get older.
@wlee9696 (595)
• United States
28 Oct 09
We have always encouraged our kids to discuss their thoughts on almost everything. Having home schooled them we have always discussed politics, current events, etc.... One of our children is a bit on the liberal side, the other a die hard conservative. Our family is very open - we all understand what is going on in the family and how the world affects us. We don't walk around naked - that's just not for us - but as long as I wasn't visiting you I say go for it.
