Many people live long, but not all.

When you tell a child about someone who died as a result of the disease, it is important to explain that only a very serious illness can cause death and that, despite the fact that sometimes we all get sick, we usually recovers. Another generalization, which we usually inadvertently doing is to relate the death of old age. Assertions like: "Only old people die." "She died because she was old" - can lead to distrust when a child accidentally discovers that the young die, too. Better to say something like: "She lived a long time before she died. Many of the people live long, but not all. I hope that we both - you and I - will live long." RELIGION AND DEATH religion for many people is the main source of strength and support when they are dealing with death. But if religion did not play an important role in family life before the child is thinking about death, the child may come to confuse or frighten the explanations that are based on religious beliefs. Children tend to understand the spoken word for word and explanations based on religious beliefs, comforting adult may disturb children. For example, explanations like: "baby brother is now with God." "That's like God." - Could scare small children rather than soothe. The child may fretted that God decides to take him, as he did with the little brother. If our words and behavior contradict each other, it also confuses the child and could deepen fears and misconceptions associated with death. Quiet statement: "He is happy now" - when it is connected with tears, could confuse and intimidate the child. In addition, we should remember that children adopt adult patterns of behavior in certain situations. Despite the fact that religious beliefs can be a source of strength and support, death means the loss of a living being. This is a time of sadness and grief. It is very important to help children take their loss and grief. Trying to protect children, we deprive them the opportunity to share with us their feelings, so get the necessary support to them. If we have children with common religious beliefs, we can help them, while remaining sensitive to how children learn and understand what is happening. It is important to understand how children actually hear and see events that happen around them. THE POSSIBILITY THAT WE PROVIDE DAILY LIFE is usually easier to talk about death, when our emotions are not affected. Maybe you will be helpful to talk with children about death, flowers, trees, insects or birds. Some babies show great interest in the dead insects and animals, they want to carefully investigate, they asked detailed questions about what happens physically to dead creatures. Although this interest may seem repulsive to us, and we perceive it painful for children is a way of understanding death. We can not have children feel guilty or embarrassed in connection with such curiosity. Their interest may give us an opportunity to explain, for example, that all living things die and make room for new living creatures.