Teaching children about death: Hilaria Baldwin discusses her approach - 'An integral aspect of life'
Hey there! Hilaria Baldwin's taking an unorthodox yet compelling approach to helping her kids understand a big life reality – death – without fear. The mom of seven dropped some insights on Kate and Oliver Hudson's podcast, Sibling Revelry.
In the chat with Oliver, who confessed his own dread of death escalated since parenthood, Hilaria shared her strategy to ease those fears at home. "I think I bring my kids to cemeteries a lot," she said, echoing Oliver's sentiment.
Why cemeteries, you ask? Well, Hilaria believes that confronting the subject of death head-on helps erase the fear around it. She regards cemeteries as historical sites, where kids learn about the past, and a place to acknowledge that death is a part of life.
"This is part of life. And there's a tremendous amount of peace there as well. And not being afraid, if not of death, but of people who have died, you know?" she explained.
Hilaria's intention is to foster understanding and emotional connection rather than fear. As she put it, "I don't want anyone to be afraid of me when I die. So I try to have that kind of connection with them."
This power couple, Hilaria and Alec Baldwin, have expanded their family to seven, welcoming their youngest last September. Their brood includes daughters María Lucía Victoria, 4, and Carmen Gabriela, 11, and sons Eduardo "Edu" Pao Lucas, 4, Romeo Alejandro David, 6, Leonardo Ángel Charles, 8, and Rafael Thomas, 9.
Alec's also a dad to Ireland Baldwin, 29, from his previous marriage to Kim Basinger.
So, long story short (or long, depending on how you look at it), Hilaria's embracing a unique approach to talking about death with her kids. Rather than avoid the topic, she's choosing to confront it head-on, teaching her family that death is a natural part of life and doing so in a way that promotes emotional resilience and a healthy perspective on life's inevitable transitions.
- Hilaria Baldwin, who believes in discussing death openly with her children, often brings them to cemeteries to learn about the past and understand that it's a natural part of life.
- By teaching her kids to confront death head-on, Hilaria aims to erase their fear of death and create emotional connections, ensuring they won't be afraid of her when she passes.
- The Baldwin family, with Hilaria and Alec as parents to seven children, embraces a unique approach to talking about death, promoting emotional resilience and a healthy perspective on life's transitions.
- Hilaria's strategy empowers her kids to develop an understanding of the world and the importance of mental health, which is integral to family health and the broader scheme of health and wellness.
- As a parent, Hilaria's focus is not just on her immediate family but extends to the greater world, understanding that her approach to discussing death can have a global impact on the way we, as a society, deal with this universal aspect of life.
