Convos in the Car is the idea that we can take tiny and unassuming moments to TEACH our children. They reinforce the concept that learning happens in the everyday and that sometimes the simplest moments (like riding in the car) can have a big and lasting impact on our children.
For that reason- I just LOVE Convo's in the Car!
Here is the latest one I shared about 9-11. This conversation was prompted from a bumper sticker the kiddo saw and the questions he asked me after. We then went home and did more learning on The Google. The learning happened in an organic way and the result was important and good.
Convos in the Car:
Kiddo- Mom, I thought only a couple hundred people died in 9-11?
Me- No child. THOUSANDS died. Almost 3,000 I believe and easily double that were hurt very badly.
Kiddo- But how?
Me- Well, the World Trade Center was a VERY big building. I went up in it once while in high school, I think it was the tallest building in New York City. Over 100 floors high. Think of all the people that would hold. Think of everyone just working & visiting the building that day. Then remember all the people on the planes.
Kiddo- On the planes?
Me- Yes. Two planes FULL of people. Plus the one in the Pentagon that everyone seems to forget. Those planes crashed & everyone died.
Kiddo- Everyone? How many people are on a plane?
Me- I don't know- lots. We can Google it when we get home. But it wasn't just the people in the planes & the building. Remember all the people who came to help. Many of those people lost their lives too.
Kiddo- Wow....That's a lot of people.
Me- Yeah, it was....
*This convo was prompted from a bumper sticker the kiddo saw on a truck in front of us. "We Will Never Forget" happens when we continue to speak & educate our children about the tragedy that occurred that day, when we take the available opportunities to really TALK about what happened & why, when we remember the everyday folks who died & the impact their deaths had on their loved ones & the community.
Can I encourage you to seek out & jump on these moments? It's important.
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