Children need time to adjust ...

In the right circumstances a meeting with the dying can be useful for the young. This can reduce the mystery of death and help your child develop more realistic ways of experience. This could open the way of communication, reducing the loneliness often perceived as a fact and another. Opportunity to bring the dying moments of happiness will help your child feel his own necessity and reduce feelings of helplessness. A child who is going to visit a dying man, must be thoroughly prepared for what he can see and hear. Condition and appearance of the patient can be described. Appointment of equipment in the ward can also be explained. It is necessary to remind the child at the hospital, most patients get better. If visits are not possible, they can be replaced phone calls. The sound of childish voices can be good medicine for lying in a hospital relative, provided that the child wants to call and the patient in good enough condition to take it. Under adverse circumstances, do not force the child and do not blame him if he decides not to visit the dying and did not call or if the contacts will be short. Whether children attend a funeral? Funerals serve an important function. Every society has some sort of ceremony to help understand the living, accept the loss of a loved one and to cope with this loss. In each case, the child's participation in a funeral depends on the child and the situation. If the child is old enough to understand what is happening and wants to attend, participation can help him accept the reality of death with the active support of relatives and friends. If a child is present at the funeral, he must first be prepared for what he sees and hears before, during and after the ceremony. The child must know that in these sad cases, people may express feelings in different ways and that some people will cry. If possible, it would be good to the child accompanied by someone who is calm and able to seriously discuss what is happening and give serious answers to questions. Do not force your child and do not blame her for not wanting to participate in the funeral. Whether to send children out of the house? Accomplished or impending imminent loss of a close emotional and physical drain on resources and makes it difficult to everyday performance of duties. Particularly difficult to deal with kids and we sometimes tempted opportunity to send our children to stay with family or friends before we can "gather". Remove the child is also a way to avoid talking about death. Careful discussion of what is happening is necessary before the children leave. Please remember that this time they are especially in need of familiar surroundings and close contact with family members. Children need time to adjust to the loss and, if possible, they would be good to prepare in advance for the expected death. Even small children who do not understand the direct relevance to them of death, aware that something serious is happening.