They are so sensitive at this age aren't they Arte? Lulu wasn't anywhere near the floods, but saw a bit of footage on TV, she talked about the floods and water all the time. She was scared in the beginning, but we talked about it a lot and she is better now. We are flying to QLD tomorrow and the first thing she said when i told her today was 'But what about the floods mummy, they might wash us away'. I thought she'd forgotten all about it. Again we talked about it and she's feeling good about going now.

Like the other girls have said, listening and validating his feelings is important. He's no dummy, so i think he'd benefit from honest answers to his questions. Poor little dude.