Taking Children to the Polls
I'm proud to lead by example on Election Day.
Yesterday, on Election day, I had the privilege of participating in one my favorite voting activities, I took my 7-year-old son with me to the polls. He's come with me to vote many times and we've fallen into a nice ritual that unfolds as we drive to our polling station. The conversation starts in the car and the questions come at me one after the other from the back seat. His young mind is so curious to know more about the adult world. My hope is always to give him the most informed answers I can about the democratic process that America uses to elect representatives and make new laws. The night before an election, I find myself pounding away on my computer, refreshing my knowledge of American history so that I can give him an answer to…
tiffanie
5:04 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
I voted early so that I wouldn't have to manage my 3 year old in line. She's not super easy to keep happy in these situations. My 6 year old, however, is very interested in the election, so my husband decided to take him with him to vote. When the 3 year old overheard this, she begged to go, too. We couldn't deny her this experience, so I ended up at the polls twice so I could be back up in case … more ›