| I have a grandmother that has passed away and when my son was about 4 he would ask me who she was because he saw her pictures and I just explained to him that she lives with Jesus in heaven now. I'm not sure what your beliefs are but just try to tell him as best as you can. I know its a touchy thing to do but when I told my son he just said ok...lol. He still asks every once in a while and hes 6. He even asked if I would be in heaven with Jesus when I die and I told him yes and that everyone would be someday. Good luck to you....I'm sure everything will be ok and he will be ok with it. :) ↑ |
When my Dad died...my sister told her kids...who all loved him...that he was gone to Heaven where he won't have to be sick any more. And he's happy doing his job looking after them for the rest of their days.
They all seem fine with this...Although one of the little guys didn't understand why he couldn't just get better and come back.
I wouldn't know how to broach the subject myself.
If I believed they were gone to Heaven then I'd say so...other than that...I'd imagine something along the lines of their time here was over and they had to move onto another place to be with all their old friends that had moved on their too. And one day we can join them. I dunno. Seems kidna more simple. ↑ |
does anyone on here have 2 kids the reason that i ask was that i have a 3 year old little boy and a 15 month old little girl and i was
just wondering when will it be a good time to have another one ↑ |
Thanks for your experiences Savannah and Lola. I'm having a hard time explaining this to him so thanks for the advice.
angelneshia---in case you didn't read my post, I am trying to get advice on how to explain death to my 3 year old innocent little boy so this isn't really the post for the "problem" you are having!!! ↑ |
hi my mother passed away a couple of years ago now. and she lived with my family, so she was really close to my kids. The older ones took the news as to be expected, my young babies missed there nana :-( They were curious, im not religious, i told them that she is in a beautiful place laughing and running around (she had a stroke and limped) with her sisters and her mum. They were happy with this explaination and any questions they asked i answered as best as i could, with honesty. Most babes dont really understand the concept of death IMHO
We had an open casket (because of my culture, we had our mother with us at our home for 3 days) it is for closure and to be with her spirit as her passed family members come to get her. So all my kids (6) talked, laughed and remembered their nana...with her. i know this is not to the liking or understanding for some, but it helps the family understand that a loved one is gone :-)
I think its healthy to talk to kids about the death of a loved one. i dont think its taking anything away from their childhood innocence...if anything i think it highlights it :-)
good luck with your decision ↑ |
| Thank you for your advice and experiences with it Marija. ↑ |
Angel you could post a new thread about your issue.
That way everyone would read the post and be able to respond instead of reading this thread with mostly tips for nidak. ↑ |
