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8:10 pm
January 30, 2011

dtypist

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Death is very real but how can we explain this to the little ones? Do we say it as it is or make up stories for them not to worry too much?

6:32 am
January 31, 2011

purplesaber

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Luckily, I haven't had to explain this to my toddler yet. I think when the time comes, I will tell him the truth, that dying is just a part of life.

7:31 am
January 31, 2011

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purplesaber said:

I will tell him the truth, that dying is just a part of life.

Maybe you mean the end of life instead of part of it. If possible, we shouldn't discuss this to the little ones as it might create trauma to them. I would rephrase my original message into "How would you tell the death of a loved one to a child?"

3:29 pm
January 31, 2011

BettyAnn

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In this case, I would fall back on my religion and explain that so and so is now an angel watching over us and that he/she went home to be with God. I would probably also mention that they are always with us even if we can't see them.

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