bridie

How do you teach your little ones to steer well clear and be careful to check for snakes without scaring the living daylights out of them?

Nickie

I just explained to my children, my eldest is 14, then 11 and 9 and my youngest is 4, that Australian animals arent the same as england and that there are some nice animals and not so nice animals...just like people...so if they are to see any animal in the garden or when they are out and about then just to be on the safe side not to go near it. I reminded them of the dangerous dogs and stranger danger chats we have had in the past and said its just the same...but they may see snakes, spiders etc that they havent seen before so until we know what they are then to tell me or daddy straight away.


Hope they have took it in.

Good luck.

Nickie

dj nee

Yeah its a difficult one for sure.

Especially after telling the kids whilst back in the UK that "it's fine....it's only a spider....don't worry!"

Now we're having to go back on our word! Luckily so far they have reported any sightings!! (usually just daddy long legs thankfully!)

bridie

Our little one is only 7 months old... but it wont be long until she starts walking and starting to be able to understand...

>Trigger<

Might I suggest...."Snakes on a plane".... second thoughts maybe not..

bridie

I'll go with your second thought

nurselindsey

Try having this conversation - yes i know there is a spider with a red back in the play area at Hungry Jacks but you musn't touch spiders/snakes/anything thats crawling, but tell Mummy and Daddy - thankfully they told me!

Lindsey

PoppetUK

Which Hungry Jacks. I am staying well clear!!!!

Just bought our spider catcher online. Had a pretend spider with it to practise how to pick it up. Stupidly the kids saw my husband touching it. I have spent the last 9 months telling them not to touch spiders and to come and tell me and they have done. Lets hope they remember that first of all. Trying to explain "not real" "pretend" to a 2 year old is not easy!!!! Men!

Simpleton

Yummy, hungry Jacks, I miss Hungry Jacks.
Anyway, back to the topic.
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