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<blockquote data-quote="Ktllc" data-source="post: 593218" data-attributes="member: 11847"><p>Welcome,</p><p>My advice to you: be as open and age appropriate as possible. No matter the questions, you should answer them (at her levelobviously).</p><p>As you've already experienced, kids pick up on things and that's why I beieve it is important to just tell the truth.</p><p>The "truth" about death is a hard one though. When our cat died suddeny, I had to talk about death with the kids. It is not an easy conversation, but I believe it is developmentally appropriate. And I think it is ok to tell your version, say "I don't know" when you really don't and also say "Grand-Ma believes..." or "Auntie believes..." if their version is different than yours. </p><p>If you want to write a story, go ahead. But I fear she will still have many questions. But you can ease her anxiety by just being there and let her know that you will alwyas do your best to answer her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ktllc, post: 593218, member: 11847"] Welcome, My advice to you: be as open and age appropriate as possible. No matter the questions, you should answer them (at her levelobviously). As you've already experienced, kids pick up on things and that's why I beieve it is important to just tell the truth. The "truth" about death is a hard one though. When our cat died suddeny, I had to talk about death with the kids. It is not an easy conversation, but I believe it is developmentally appropriate. And I think it is ok to tell your version, say "I don't know" when you really don't and also say "Grand-Ma believes..." or "Auntie believes..." if their version is different than yours. If you want to write a story, go ahead. But I fear she will still have many questions. But you can ease her anxiety by just being there and let her know that you will alwyas do your best to answer her. [/QUOTE]
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