76: How and When Do I Tell My Kids Their Grandma is Dying?
Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens
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How Do You Help Your Kids Cope With Loss and Grief?
"I think our instinct is like, don't tell the kids. Why would I ruin their day?" "Sometimes it's the parent protecting themselves in that moment, not protecting the child," she says. When we're telling children under the age of five about death, we often have to be very explicit around things such as a plant that died and there was nothing we could do to bring it back. Even with 10 and 12 year olds, even with 30 and 40 year olds, the permanence of death is actually pretty hard for people to wrap their heads around.
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