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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 593205" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Hello yvesfra. Your post is rather an unusual one <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I may be really lacking in imagination or sensitivity, but ever since my son (aged 6 now) has asked questions, I have answered them honestly - adapting the information to a child, obviously. I have explained about death and about what happens after death in terms of the body, burial, etc and he takes it for granted: these things seem to me an essential part of life, basic truths that can be accepted. </p><p></p><p>Can you not just talk directly to your little girl, rather than writing her a story? Answering her questions as honestly as you can, staying within your own understanding of these matters? Children register so much information and pick up on things, as you describe: therefore better to air them openly. I'm also not sure it was a good idea for you to have cancelled your plans to go to France. </p><p></p><p>Has your daughter already lost someone - a grandparent, a pet? Loss and grief are hard to handle at any age, for sure. It seems to be widely accepted now that it is better for children to be able to mourn, to attend funerals, etc, rather than trying to shield them from all pain and reality.</p><p></p><p>Bon courage!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 593205, member: 11227"] Hello yvesfra. Your post is rather an unusual one :) I may be really lacking in imagination or sensitivity, but ever since my son (aged 6 now) has asked questions, I have answered them honestly - adapting the information to a child, obviously. I have explained about death and about what happens after death in terms of the body, burial, etc and he takes it for granted: these things seem to me an essential part of life, basic truths that can be accepted. Can you not just talk directly to your little girl, rather than writing her a story? Answering her questions as honestly as you can, staying within your own understanding of these matters? Children register so much information and pick up on things, as you describe: therefore better to air them openly. I'm also not sure it was a good idea for you to have cancelled your plans to go to France. Has your daughter already lost someone - a grandparent, a pet? Loss and grief are hard to handle at any age, for sure. It seems to be widely accepted now that it is better for children to be able to mourn, to attend funerals, etc, rather than trying to shield them from all pain and reality. Bon courage! [/QUOTE]
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