Saturday, May 09, 2009

How to talk to children

There is a letter in today's Los Angeles Times where the writter asks what to tell his child about Manny Ramirez being suspended. I actually think the answer is simple. Tell the truth. In other words say the following (of course word it to the maturity level of the child)

Manny Ramirez was suspended for taking something that isn't allowed in baseball. He will not be playing for a couple of months. He has not in the past been suspected of taking steroids and there is no indication that this is steriods but he cheated and he will not be playing. Once he is back it's up to you whether you cheer for him again or not.

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