Be honest with them. I believe we coddle children too much and children are able to understand reasons why when they get beyond the toddler years.
Do you tell your children to never talk to strangers, to never take candy from anyone other than immediate family, to not wander away from you in the mall, etc., etc., etc. If you instruct them in these safety habits then you are making them aware that danger does exist. It might scare them although we try not to do this but we tell them these things because it’s better to have a scared child alive than a molested child dead.
I’ve learned that almost every child can handle straight talk about these things.
I see no reason to hide that you carry but, as others have said, instruct them that it’s not something to talk about in public. Let them know that concealed means both visual and verbal.
Do you tell your children to never talk to strangers, to never take candy from anyone other than immediate family, to not wander away from you in the mall, etc., etc., etc. If you instruct them in these safety habits then you are making them aware that danger does exist. It might scare them although we try not to do this but we tell them these things because it’s better to have a scared child alive than a molested child dead.
I’ve learned that almost every child can handle straight talk about these things.
I see no reason to hide that you carry but, as others have said, instruct them that it’s not something to talk about in public. Let them know that concealed means both visual and verbal.