How To Explain Death To A Child

The first part is for Adults to read to Children to explain the concept of Death in a simple, non-sectarian and non-threatening manner. Death is not a subject that is familiar to children and discussion of the subject is generally avoided, both at home and in the schools. Even adults are not comfortable speaking about their views of Death, so that most children have no knowledge about it, until Death affects the family personally - when it can have devastating effects, especially on the unprepared child. This explanation of Death and the Human Soul or Spirit, is done in a way easy for the Child to relate to and understand. The second part deals with the immediate After Effects of the Death of a Parent or some close Family member, and suggests ways in which the Adult can, by their example and behaviour, help Children deal with a difficult situation, and how to assist Children to respond on a practical level, to situations that many Children are exposed to, in the early days after the Death of a Parent.