How do you explain to a young child what death is?

[mycasa2ucasa]

How do you explain to your young child that mommy lost the baby she was carrying in her tummy? Or tell them that a family friend lost his battle with AIDS? Or answer "Why did puppy have to die?" In an eighteen month period, I was faced with explaining all of these things to my four year old son. I couldn't find any books that were specific enough, or age appropriate to give him the answers I wanted him to have. So, I wrote my own. I have just made it available on eBay in eBook form, and wanted to share it with those here that may have need of it. "Mommy, What is Dead?” is an illustrated book explaining death and dying, aimed at preschoolers and young children. It explains the difference between body and soul, and the various ways people and animals die. Taking no religious stance, it offers the two most common beliefs as to what happens to the soul after death (“heaven” and reincarnation). "Mommy, What is Dead?" offers comfort by telling children that our memories are the way love continues on. If you search my name - Nikki Sian-Leigh Aksamit, or by the title on eBay, you will find it. I wrote this book in hopes that my efforts can help families during their tough time, and that it may be used as a resource in healing. I am looking to you to help me get in touch with those who have grieving children and need help helping them heal. You all have my love and prayers during your time of grief and healing.

[kristagail]

Its lovely that you wrote a book for preschoolers on this challenging "What do we say?"  subject. I have also written a book ... for gradeschool age children and up which climbs through the veil to share the afterlives of six spirit kids, age 1 1/2 to 12. Like your book Mrs. Tipperwillow's Afterlife Adventures (www.tipperwillow.com  is not a religious tract, but experiential. Jesus does come in several times answering two children's calls. And so it is. God is described as being in you and in me and in everything everywhere. Like your book, with reincarnation ... the spirit children go on "field trips" to visit The Library of Lives (Hall of Records/ Akashic records) and open their life books to see moving pictures of their various lifetimes that they can actually feel. They learn how these lifetimes form a pattern and that each added life "makes the pattern more beautiful." I look forward to the day when the greatest questions will be answered for everyone and loss will be accompanied by the immediate and constant knowing ... and feeling that our loved ones are "just in the next room." My mom mourned my father's death for forty years, never really living again. I always wondered what her life would have been if she worked it though. Blessings to all on this site who help each other work it through.

[ModKonnie]

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[kristagail]

Hi Dear Ones, There is so much deep breathing around loss and grief. At least for one question ... what happens to people when they die ... I have been blessed with channeled (heard)stories. Mrs. Tipperwillow's Afterlife Adventures is now inexpensive through amazon. My second set of stories, two little tales told by a ten-year-old and his six year old "sister" in the spirit world is perfect for young children to show that dying is just blinking your eyes and finding yourself somewhere outside of the body. This is called About Afterlife, Two Kid's Stories and I am happy to gift it to any of you as an e book if you want to email me at: tipperwillow@yahoo.com  I will publish it a bit later. Blessings!