diff --git a/docs/rules/no-child-traversal-in-connectedcallback.md b/docs/rules/no-child-traversal-in-connectedcallback.md
index aea6244..9c3ebd7 100644
--- a/docs/rules/no-child-traversal-in-connectedcallback.md
+++ b/docs/rules/no-child-traversal-in-connectedcallback.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class FooBarElement extends HTMLElement {
       if (button) {
         button.disabled = true
       }
-    }).observe(this)
+    }).observe(this, {childList: true})
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -52,3 +52,5 @@ class FooBarElement extends HTMLElement {
 ## When Not To Use It
 
 If you are comfortable with the edge cases of DOM traversal directly in the `connectedCallback` then you can disable this rule.
+
+If your element is appended to the DOM via `.innerHTML` or similar methods, you should disable this rule because in such a case, the children are are available during `connectedCallback` and no mutations events will fire.
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