How to address worry in your kid?

[ms_monkey]

A week or so ago, Matt was trimming our cedar hedges in the back yard, some of this work involved a ladder. Wade and I were playing on the deck (in the back yard). It was hot. Matt go over heated, and due to his predisposition to faint - he passed out. Luckily while on the ground, but still while holding an electric hedge trimmer. Wade saw the

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[onsafari]

I'm so sorry this happened. But learning to deal with being upset by something will be good for her. And I'm sure you'll both be great models for her to emulate.

[ms_monkey]

that's been my hope :)

[neighborboy]

Oof. That's some hardcore parenting right there. Hang in there, dudes. :\

[seankreynolds]

Yeah, I got nothin'. Prolly because I don't know how to talk to kids that age. Maybe it's an opportunity to dust off the old "you don't have to start worrying about things until you're a lot older"?

Also, tell Matt to not trim trees when it's hot out. The big dummy.