> Kids know what secrets are. But from their point of view, why even talk about it if it is secret? Why can't we go to another place and talk secretly? Why do w

> Kids know what secrets are. But from their point of view, why even talk about it if it is secret? Why can't we go to another place and talk secretly? Why do we need to talk secrets in public using substitution? Connect this to surprise gifts and birthday invites. Or another thing that resonates with them. Explaining locks and their purpose ain't any easier. Just yesterday, my daughter asked me why I'm locking the extra set of doors we're normally keeping open, and when I told her about the just-issued warning about burglaries in our area, well, there's a lot of context to explain before a 5yo gets why locking the doors is the right thing to do in this scenario. I mean, there's always a lot of explaining to do with kids anyway. So far, I've never had trouble giving them real explanations and letting them know when they're simplified.