Mommyhood: Mommy Question of the Week

Thursday, August 04, 2005

What do you think is the best way to approach the death of a loved one with young children?

At 8/05/2005 12:00 AM, Heather/SHTEZQ said…

this is not an easy subject to approach with kids. When my 5 year old son died my daughter was 3 and I was very honest and up front with her. I told her that Jesus needed him to come home and if she ever wanted to talk to him she could talk out loud and he would listen and now he could walk you see my son was in a wheelchair so at the same time it was sad I tried to make her excited about it he could walk and run and no more doc. or tubes or meds. it is hard but I had to be honest. I was told by a therapist not to tell them they were sick because that will instill a fear of haveing even a cold. good luck and I am sorry for your lost
At 8/05/2005 1:04 PM, BayouMaMa said…

I think the best way to handle it is to have an "open door policy." Offer them a chance to ask questions and answer prayerfully. Sometimes we give kids too much information (I'm guilty of that). If they want to know something and they know they can go to you about anything, they'll ask.
At 8/07/2005 10:28 PM, Refreshment in Refuge said…

I agree that sometimes we give kids too much information. Sometimes it is just enough to say that Jesus wanted them with Him.