Originally Posted by
Helena Handbaskets
Any thoughts or experiences regarding the advisability of taking my 6-year-old son and his 9-year-old sister to visit the Anne Frank House on an upcoming trip to Amsterdam? Is 6 too young to learn about the Holocaust? I suppose we wouldn't have to go into details like gas chambers and such, but we'd have to explain why the people were hiding.
The Anne Frank House gives
me nightmares, and I can't even imagine trying to explain some of the truths of her story to a 9 yr old, let alone a 6 yr old. Several places in Amsterdam we've come across photo exhibits on WWII, the holocaust, the Nazi regime, etc. and every one of them was deeply disturbing even to an adult. And it right we should be disturbed by such horrors, but I do not think a 6 or 9 yr old child is ready to process or comprehend such truths.
The Anne Frank House is not just another tourist attraction, it is a memorial to those who died under Hitler's reign of terror.