tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8761159916705047117.post9155952576279628846..comments2023-06-02T05:17:23.497-07:00Comments on imwellconfused.me.uk: Talking to kids about death.imwellconfusedUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17232324684866033447noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8761159916705047117.post-19922069923438103182013-03-10T18:28:58.693-07:002013-03-10T18:28:58.693-07:00Hi Paul,
I agree with you whole-heartedly. Unfortu...Hi Paul,<br />I agree with you whole-heartedly. Unfortunately we have had this conversation more times than I would ever care to have with our 6 year old child who is suffering from a terminal illness.<br /><br /><br />We are big believers in honesty; but at 6 years old we are constantly struggling to find the balance between 1) communicating things about death in terms that she will understand and 2) not burdening her with our grief.<br /><br /><br />Kids have an incredible way of thinking and I truly believe that the key to talking to children about death is to make it not sound like something to fear.James Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8761159916705047117.post-45585813118300135272013-01-26T13:31:24.490-08:002013-01-26T13:31:24.490-08:00It's always essential to talk truth with older...It's always essential to talk truth with older children .Claire Toplishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103699381470136995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8761159916705047117.post-53985645729087103432013-01-10T11:41:55.038-08:002013-01-10T11:41:55.038-08:00Completely agree that you can't always tell th...Completely agree that you can't always tell them the full truth but not veering too far from the truth is always a good way to go. I wouldn't want to be too graphic and scare my boys and have explained that my Grandad, who Spud knew, is shining with the stars and looking after us. We don't go in for the whole Heaven thing but The Lion King seemed to put it in a way he undertood that he wouldn't be returning but that it's nice to think they aren't completely gone eitherKatehttp://twitter.com/scattymumofboysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8761159916705047117.post-91363205237980613192013-01-07T11:20:13.043-08:002013-01-07T11:20:13.043-08:00Thank you for this, it's been really helpful t...Thank you for this, it's been really helpful to me when I had to talk about the sudden death of a friend's mummy to my year old today. I really didn't know how to approach it but thanks to your post and advice from others I went for honest and simple and I think it's all ok, I did get the 'are you going to die, mummy?' question and while holding back tears I told him no. I imagine i'll get quite a few more questions over the next few days.jennifer Dixonnoreply@blogger.com