Everyone has gone through an age where they had a lot of questions, but they never disclosed these to their parents because they thought it would be awkward. However, kids by themselves never conclude what will be awkward or what will not.

They observe the environment and their parents' nature, which leads to such a conclusion. But as a parent, you don't want it to happen to your kid, right? If yes, we have come up with four tips to take and tackle the tough topics with your child.

●     Start the conversation gently

In tough conversations, parents must be very supportive from the beginning. Hence, as a parent, you should make sure that you start the conversation by showing your concern about your child and assure your child that you'll not judge them anytime in the conversation.

●     Be Honest and age-appropriate

You can't answer a tough or sensitive question with the same set of words for a little kid and a young adolescent. But it doesn't mean you ignore answering, as it will negatively affect the parent-child relationship. So, you should answer the question but ensure the words are chosen wisely. The reason behind this is that harsh words can have a negative impact on the child if he/she is just a little kid. However, for a young child, you must explain things in a way that leaves no room for confusion. But in both cases, be honest and don't lie about anything.

●     Use open-ended questions and also take their questions seriously

Look, if you successfully start a conversation about a tough topic, you should now keep yourself ready for some questions that you may think are impossible to come out of your kid's mouth. Instead of reacting to it like you were not expecting that, take the question seriously and respond as you learned above.

However, while having such talks, one more thing can happen. What's that? Your kid may try to open up about something but realize that it may become awkward. It happens a lot because the information he/she has to tell you has come from sources that they think are inappropriate, like TV, friends, etc.

To tackle this problem, you can use open-ended questions about the sub-topic you think your child already knows. So it will let them open up with their side of the story. It will make them comfortable because you are the one who has asked the question.

●     Validate their feelings

Validation to a child is like a doorway to open up. If you don't validate your kid on what he/she feels about something, it may develop a feeling that they are reacting to things the wrong way.

If you look at the multiple stages of a child, you'll realize that validation is ultimately why a child does something, whether good or bad.

For example, if your kid is feeling frightened about something, then saying that you shouldn't be frightened of it may leave a question to him/her: if I shouldn't be afraid of it, then why I was frightened? Instead, validate their feeling, say it's ok, everybody fears it, but you will soon be able to not fear it, my kid.

Final Words

To sum up, these four tips will help you tackle the situation where you don't want your kid to go unanswered. The benefit of using these tips and discussing tough topics is strengthening the parent-child bond. So if in the future there's something that your child faces for the first time, he/she will not panic and will only come to you.