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To think that 4/5 year olds should not be learning about d-day deaths?

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UponReflectionLake · 06/06/2024 16:54

4 year old DS came home from school telling us about how they learned about D-Day, including how many people died, and the fighting. Whilst I agree kids should learn about this I definitely don’t think it should be foundation age children! DS suffers with nightmares and night terrors and already know this is going to cause many of them in the next few weeks. Husband says I’m overreacting, curious to see other mums opinions?

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sleepandcoffee · 06/06/2024 16:59

Disagree, any history is great to learn about aslong as it's done appropriately

Octavia64 · 06/06/2024 16:59

Lots of kids that age are interested in:

Castles and knights (fighting and death)
Robin Hood and archery (also fighting and death)

Mostly they don't have much understanding of what it all means.

If it will give your child nightmares for weeks it is worth talking to the school to make them aware, because as they progress through primary there will be lots of topics that might upset them (evacuation, great fire of London etc)

DramaLlamaBangBang · 06/06/2024 16:58

It's been everywhere today. What should they have been told? That lots of soldiers went to the beach in France and then came back home again?

BumBumCream · 06/06/2024 16:58

It depends a bit on content but it’s not automatically an issue.

Boomer55 · 06/06/2024 16:57

Of course they should learn.

2dogsandabudgie · 06/06/2024 16:56

I'm sure it would have been done in an age appropriate way.

Itsonlymashadow · 06/06/2024 16:55

I don’t see the issue. Was he shown something particularly gory?

Idontjetwashthefucker · 06/06/2024 16:55

I'm with your husband