NatalieFahy published How to explain the general election to your kids

For weeks now, the news has been dominated with the latest from the general election campaign.If you've had the television or radio on at home it will have been difficult to avoid the election chat. Similarly - if your child's school or playgroup hall is used as a polling station on Thursday, they might wonder what on earth is going on.Elections are probably not that difficult to explain to a young child. Most children understand the concept of someone being in charge and of 'winning' so it's...