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How to Tell Your Toddlers About Death of Family Member
I was first introduced to it in high school when my uncle died and the ..... How Do You Tell a 5 Yr Old and a 3 Yr Old That Their Great Grandfather Died? ...
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- Hi N., I'm sorry for your loss. It's always hard to explain to little people what is going on. We've had a number of deaths since my daughter has been born and peopl...
- I'm really sorry for your loss. My grandmother died when my daughter was 26 months old. She had spent a lot of time with my grandmother, incl. visiting at the hosp...
- N., I'm very sorry for your loss. My son lost his Pap Pap at the same age. He was also a big caregiver to my son, so it was a pretty MAJOR issue with him. I will n...
Child's Participation in Mother's Funeral
I grew up with a friend whose father had remarried after her mother died and she ... In my opinion, most kids do feel abandoned after a parent dies, to some ...
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- Hi L., My mother just died on April 3rd. We had an open viewing and I allowed my seven year old to see his grandmother. He mostly stayed away but would frequently c...
- I am so sorry to hear about your loss. My mother's mother passed away when she was only 4 from food poisioning. She was made to look in the casket out of respect. T...
- My heart goes out to you my sons lost thier father at an early age and counceling helped a lot. I agree with not having a child see thier deceased parent in a box. I...
Ideas for Explaining Death of Dog to 4 Year Old
Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, .... It is so, so sad, but the dog died. By the way, I am the mother of 4 boys and went ...
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- There is a wonderful picture book by Cynthia Rylant called "Dog Heaven" that I highly recommend. It's good theology, whether you are talking about dogs or people.
- We just had to put one of our cats down about a month ago. My daughter is 5 (was 4 at the time) and we told her Cookie was sick and that the Dr. is trying to make her...
- Wow, it sounds like this advice is a little late, but I definately wouldn't tell them that he went to sleep and didn't wake up (in case it makes him worry every night ...
A Toddler Who's Lost a Parent
I was 5 when my dad died of leukemia. I think that the best thing you can do is try ... Some children at that age don't understand that a parent has died. ...
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- I was 5 when my dad died of leukemia. I think that the best thing you can do is try to provide as stable of an environment as possible. He's going to need some sort ...
- when my daughter was going though the loss of my father in law she was seeing him in our house talking to him so be prepared for that might happened
- There is a book called What is Heaven? It is by Maria Shriver. We lost someone close to us this time last year, and it helped my daughter and nieces and nephews a gr...
Advice on How to Deal with 2 Year Old and Death of His Grandpa...
We read kid stories about how Jesus went to heaven after he died and his .... After he died, the book came home with us. My daughter (now 3 1/2 yrs old) ...
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- My father passed away and depending on how religous you are you may mention he was sick and is now in heaven. Thats what we told my sisters kids when my father passed...
- We lived with my grandparents so my then 2yr was very close to his great grandpa. We did visits to the hospital, and were there when he passed. Be very honest about ...
- My 80 yr. old dad died 2 yrs. ago after only being ill for 12 wks with fast acting small cell lung cancer. My then 4 yr. old grandson, who was my dad's 1st great-grand...
Motherless Mothers Group?
My mother died when I was young and I am looking to connect with other ... My mom died last summer when my son was 13 months old and I was 5 month pregnant. ...
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- Hi G., I too lost my mother too young, both for her and me. She never got to see me marry, or to meet my three beautiful children. It was her dream to be a grandma....
- Where are you located? How old are your children?
- There is a Motherless Daughters Meet up group that meets in Portland once a month. If you go to meetup.com. You should be able to find it from there. It is a mixed ...
Putting a Family Pet to Sleep
It was hard to tell him that she died but it was harder saying it than ... He still asks us why she died and we tell him because she was old and was sick. ...
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- I'm so sorry that you're going through this. Just tell your daughter that your dog went to heaven where the dog isn't in pain, & he/she can run & play again. Then ...
- Hi, Our lab died last summer. He was sick as well. I told my daughter (who was 5 at the time) that he went to live with Jesus. Even at 2 I believe she would have...
- I had to put my cat to sleep recently for the same reasons. I waited to long hoping new meds would help. My two year old saw our cat get really bad over night. It w...
Twin Birth and Death Notice
If she doesn't want to do a more wordy acknowledgment of the daughter that died, perhaps she could simply do a birth and death date on the announcement. ...
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- I actually had a friend that this happened to as well. Her announcements had a picture of the babies together listing their birth date, height, etc. and then under th...
- Hi Susan, that's soo sad. I'm a mother of twins and I cant imagine being in her shoes. Does she have a picture of the two of them (before the one passed away). I ...
- Your friend did give birth to two babies and I think she should still let people know. Announcements can be written tastefully and say the late....It could say the nam...
Can Babies See Ghosts or Angels???
Nov 12, 2009 ... And she had died at home very early on a Sunday morning. .... (My husband and I were always 'hoping' it was our daughter that had died. ...
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- I often ask friends who have recently lost a loved one if they have had any weird experiences that evolved the departed. 99% say yes! Usually they feel comforted by ...
- D., I read your post with interest. Who's to say who or what your daughter sees, but since you report that it makes her happy, I would personally trust that it is a go...
- Not sure about seeing ghosts, but maybe she likes the rocking chair. Just a thought.
Should a 5 Year Go to Her Grandmother Funeral.
On the day that she died we picked her up from school so that she could see ... My father died last year and my daughter ws 5 then I battled the same ...
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- I M.. I'm so sorry for your loss. I was 5 when my granddad died, and my parents chose not to take me to the funeral. This was a long time ago, and people just didn'...
- Take her! She needs to say goodbye, she needs closure. She is old enough to understand (at least that she won't see her again). My neice and nephew were 2 and 4 whe...
- My father died last year and my daughter ws 5 then. I battled the same decision whether or not to take her. But she came to all of it except the burial. She had no t...
