When Your Kid Asks an Honest Question Out Loud - and You Freeze

Your child sees someone at the playground who moves differently - maybe they use a wheelchair, or a cane, or their body just looks different.

And then the question comes. Out loud. In front of everyone.

“Mommy, why can’t she walk?”

You want to say the right thing. But in that moment, most parents freeze. Some shush. Some pull their kid away and hope no one heard.

We know because these moments happen to our family all the time.

Chanelle and Brennan Wimbish wrote Bradley’s Big Question because Chanelle uses a wheelchair, and has lived both sides of that moment: the parent caught off guard, and the person being stared at. This book came out of wanting something simple that could help families respond with kindness instead of panic.

Join us at Matthewstown Harmans Park for a relaxed outdoor storytime where we’ll read the book together and talk about what to actually say when your child asks a question you weren’t ready for.

You’ll walk away with:

• The exact language to use when your child notices someone different

• A way to respond that keeps your child’s curiosity alive instead of shutting it down

• A free copy of our 8 Ways to Respond guide - so you’re ready next time

• More confidence for the moments you can’t plan for

After the reading:

• Kids play on the playground

• Coloring activities and snacks

• Space to connect with other parents who’ve been in that moment too

Come as you are. Stay as long as you’d like. These moments will happen. They already have.

The only question is whether you’ll have the words next time.

Come as you are. Bring your kids. Leave with the language you’ve been looking for.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Brennan & Chanelle Wimbish