Family Care
Talking to Kids About Hard News: Honesty sized to small hearts
Lena Fairwood · narrated by Clover
2026
3h 34m$4.99
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A child hears a fragment of bad news on the radio or in a hallway conversation and asks the question you were not ready for. This is how to answer well: what to say plainly, what to leave for later, how to gauge what a young mind can hold, and how to steady your own voice first. Honest, calm, and shaped to protect without hiding the truth.
Inside this audiobook
17 chapters
- 1Introduction3m
- 2Chapter 1: A Gentler Way to Tell the Truth14m
- 3Chapter 2: What Hard News Really Means to a Child13m
- 4Chapter 3: How Little Ears Pick Up Big Worries12m
- 5Chapter 4: Choosing the Right Moment and Place14m
- 6Chapter 5: Words Small Enough for Small Hearts14m
- 7Chapter 6: Naming Feelings Before Facts15m
- 8Chapter 7: Answering Only What They Asked15m
- 9Chapter 8: Small Rituals That Rebuild Safety14m
- 10Chapter 9: Guarding Little Eyes and Ears14m
- 11Chapter 10: Staying Steady So They Can Borrow Your Calm16m
- 12Chapter 11: Keeping the Door Open Afterward16m
- 13Chapter 12: Helping Siblings Talk to Each Other17m
- 14Chapter 13: A Simple Plan for Any Hard Day15m
- 15Chapter 14: When Worry Needs More Than Words16m
- 16Conclusion3m
- 17About the Author1m
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