I need ideas on how to gently approach a home invasion with my 4.5yo daughter. Thankfully she was asleep and stayed asleep when I barricaded myself and my infant son in her room. She only woke up once the police were inside, and she ran back in her room and fell asleep again as soon as she saw them. I don't know if she will remember anything in the morning, but if she does, can you suggest some talking points?
Honestly, my plan is not to discuss it unless it comes up. But also to have another home safety/stranger danger discussion a few days from now, once I have all the damage cleaned up. If it does come up, I was going to downplay it and put a spin on it that would put the police in a more positive light (as their response time and investigation left a lot to be desired). I thought I could just tell her that something scared me so I called the police for help, and they came and made sure we were all ok. Ironically she'd been waking up the past few nights with night terrors, and I always tell her that my number one job is to protect my babies. And I accomplished that, as we are all safe and sound, though there is evidence that at least one of the burglars sustained injury . Thanks for the advice, I do appreciate it.
Honestly, my plan is not to discuss it unless it comes up. But also to have another home safety/stranger danger discussion a few days from now, once I have all the damage cleaned up. If it does come up, I was going to downplay it and put a spin on it that would put the police in a more positive light (as their response time and investigation left a lot to be desired). I thought I could just tell her that something scared me so I called the police for help, and they came and made sure we were all ok. Ironically she'd been waking up the past few nights with night terrors, and I always tell her that my number one job is to protect my babies. And I accomplished that, as we are all safe and sound, though there is evidence that at least one of the burglars sustained injury . Thanks for the advice, I do appreciate it.