How do I explain scars when a young child asks about them?

Make up a funny story. Or make up a educational story for them so they are not frightened. For example you could try to explain it to your best abilities.

They're signs of survival. I fell, I hurt, then I healed. The wound may or may not leave a scar. It's good when they heal completely, but it's not always the case, sometimes we just have to wear the scars proudly because it means we've survived.

It depends on how open you are about your scars. Some people say they were in an accident or some people say they are battle scars. Find whatever term you feel comfortable with.

Childs are likely to try and do the same thing you did, by curiosity, I wouldn't recommend telling the truth, especially for younger ones, tell them : ''my cat accidently scared my arm'' or ''I fallen from my bike''

This is a very tough one, I'll admit. What I tend to do is explain how we get scars when we get hurt, then say that a long time ago I was very hurt because I was very mean to myself. I explain that I had to learn to love myself and take care of myself and then I stopped getting scars. I don't go into too much detail because I feel like it's not necessary., Maybe everyone has a different response, but that's how I handle it.

This is a hard question. It really depends how much you want a kid to know. A lot of small children will be satisfied with "Oh, nothing" (I worked in a daycare over the summer), but some of them won't be. Your best bet is making something up. Kids won't understand self-harm, so give them something they will. "Scratches" or "I got hurt" will usually be enough.

This is a tricky question, as it depends on the child and situation. You may be able to get away with saying 'a cat scratched me' or simply by saying that the scars are very old and you don't remember how you got them. You can also go about this in a different way and say that the scars are natural; that they happen when the skin breaks, but they heal up after some time. In my personal opinion, young children don't need to know the real reason behind the scars they ask about.

Frankly I have never been in such situations. But once my younger brother saw them and told mom that my hand was hurting. So that time I got around to thinking what should I say if he ever asked about them. We are supposed to tell the truth - I was hurting and I left marks on my self to remind myself that I never want to feel like that ever again.

You could always just say they're battle scars, something that happened when you went through "a hard time", etc etc.

Tell them that you went to war and that these scars are the little medals that the kings/queens have awarded you for your bravery.