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		<title>Parenting Big Kids (5-8) Forum: Questions about death from 5 1/2 yr old - DailyStrength</title>
		<description>Hello everyone.  I've just joined DS this week and this group as well. I have a wonderful 5 1/2 year old son.  He's great and pretty smart -...</description>
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			<title>Comment by aikijedi</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Ages_5-8_Big_Kids/forum/3281043-questions-death-5/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is an opportunity for you to share your <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Faith">faith</a> with your son.  I cannot imagine how people who don't have <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Faith">faith</a> would handle this type of thing with their children. 
  
 I'm more concerned about your husbands response, which although I can recognize that his loss of his mother is painful and deep,...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:50:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by tjmv12</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Ages_5-8_Big_Kids/forum/3281043-questions-death-5/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My son is almost 6 and he brought it up the most during the last year.  His grandfather died when he was 2 1/2 and then we had a dog that died when he was 4.  I think its a normal age to bring it up & it is hard to answer some of the questions.  We mostly talk about going to Heaven.  Sometimes he wi...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:03:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by njmama</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[aikijedi: thanks for your observations.  I had been thinking along the same lines but didn't realize it until I read your reply.  I have been telling my husband our son is just being curious for his age but I think I'll talk to him some more about his reaction as suggested.  I like the idea of talki...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by njmama</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[tjmv12: thanks for responding.  I feel better knowing my son's not the only one asking about death at this age.  I am also trying to keep it simple and only answer the questions he comes up with.  It is difficult trying to explain things truthfully and simply sometimes.  Some of his questions are pr...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:33:53 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by aikijedi</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Ages_5-8_Big_Kids/forum/3281043-questions-death-5/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just be careful about how you broche the subject with your husband.  I wish I could give a concrete example of what NOT to do, but suffice it to say, be careful that it doesn't come across as "this is what YOUR problem is" or "something is wrong with how you are coping/failing to cope" 
  
 I know you...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:54:16 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by chillpill</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I think children do get curious at this age. My son started asking questions about my parents when he was 5, unfortunately they died before I had him and he wanted to know why they never lived to meet him. I was totally honest and said that they were unwell and that although they are not here in per...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 10:39:15 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Thriver</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Ages_5-8_Big_Kids/forum/3281043-questions-death-5/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My son spent about 2 years starting around age 4 being nearly obsessed with death.  I could not find any reason for it.    No one we knew died, not even a pet.  I had to really restrict the <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Reading" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Reading')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Books">books</a> I read to him and anything else he was exposed to.  I remember one day he collapsed in tears because I h...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 01:31:30 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by LV2BMOM</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Well my 5 year old has been <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Talking">talking</a> about dying too lately, mostly because a few months ago he asked where Jesus lives and how come we cant visit and so it has been a really long ongoing <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Discussion">discussion</a> about people who die and <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Crying" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Crying')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Crying">crying</a> about not wanting to die and quite honestly I really just wish it woul...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:23:26 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by njmama</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thank you everyone.  I really appreciate all the helpful suggestions about how to handle this.   
  
 Firstly, I am relieved to confirm this is something all kids ask at this age rather than it being a single occurrence. I've also gently fed that back to my husband. 
  
 I've also decided I'm going to b...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 22:07:04 +0100</pubDate>
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