Often, children ask such questions that not all adults are able to answer immediately and without hesitation immediately. This is normal, because the little man learns the world, everything causes genuine interest and curiosity in him.
How to tell a child about death
The child wants to know everything and everything, your task is to help him in this without misleading the child.
Most importantly, in no case do not lie to the child. If he asked you about death, of course, you should not immediately dump everything that you know about it. But also a lie – not a way out of this situation. Moreover, children do not forgive a lie from the lips of loved ones. Your baby will simply stop trusting you, and will ask questions to someone else. Do not lose your child’s trust, this is the most valuable thing you have in life.
Speaking of death, draw a picture of another world to the child. After all, the souls of people do not go nowhere, they should live somewhere. So tell this to the child. Explain that the soul of a person lives in an earthly body only some period of time, and if a person dies, then the soul falls on the sky. You can tell a very small child that dead relatives live on clouds and watch their relatives from above, protect them, help them.
Do not scare the child with death. He should not be afraid of her, because this is life. Nobody ever knows what will happen tomorrow. And the child’s fear before death is the most natural of fears, your task is to help the baby digest the situation, and understand that you do not need to constantly think about death, because in this case there will be no time left for life. If you see the baby in a look of fear of his death assure him that he is still very small, and he has a long life in front, in which there will be a lot of fun and interesting.
If your child is afraid to part with you because of the fear of death, afraid for your life. Explain that you are very careful, and nothing will happen to you, because he needs you so much. If he directly asks you, you die, tell me how it is. After all, all living things someday dies, there is nothing eternal. This must be said without black colors and sadness in the voice. Speak calmly and judiciously, as if you read a book about animal life. For the baby, this process should seem natural and the only possible, because no one can live forever.
Tell the baby about death with understandable and accessible words. Speak calmly, he should not see that his question frightened you. Then he will decide that he also needs to be afraid. You should not tell details, again try to do with general phrases.
The fear of the child before death, of course, is completely normal. It is also necessary to explain the fact that there are things that can lead to someone’s death. The child already knows that you can’t pick a finger in the outlet, he knows that you can’t stick out of the window, you can’t swim without adult supervision. With these examples, explain to the baby how it turns out that people die. He will be calmer when he understands that if you behave correctly and carefully, then the person will not die. Self -preservation instinct should be supported and educated in the child. After all, he must know the possible consequences of his actions.
Death because of old age and concomitant diseases, this is completely different. Here, explain separately that it is already very difficult for old grandfathers and grandparents, and over time they leave, otherwise all people simply would not fit on the same planet. This is fine. Your baby will understand this.
The most important thing, of course, is to tell the baby about death so that he does not begin to be afraid of her. The rest of the questions that he will have along the way you must explain as easily. Ultimately, your baby will understand that there is nothing wrong with death, and do not be afraid of her.
How to tell a child about death
That life is ahead and you need to take care that it passes happily and joyfully, every day to delight your native people, take a step towards adventures, just live.
