I have and 8 yr old girl who is close to her grandparents, her grandmother has bone cancer and her grandfather is 87 and is in bad health, they have been with her since birth and she is real close to them, her grandmother is in the last stages of her cancer and is not expected to live much longer, her grandfather is 87 and will go not much longer than her, How do I explain to my daughter about them being gone? I went to the library and try to find books on death in families but I could not find anything there on this situation, is there a website or other resources to get the help I need for my daughter?
2006-10-24 06:24:12 · 4 answers · asked by lionaness813 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Tell her that God needs her more than we do, and she will never suffer from the pain that the cancer has caused her. And if the grandfather goes tell her that her grandmother misses him and she asked God to send him home to be with her.Assure her that they will always be with her where ever she is and they will be in her heart no matter what. May God bless your daughter and you. I'm sorry for what is happing.
2006-10-24 17:58:39 · answer #1 · answered by k_d8137604 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well are you do is have her around at all times by her grandparents side and she'll see how thing are going on
with each one of them. I have a 9 yr. old daughter and the
only father figure she knew from brith was my dad. We would
go when we had time to visit. But we were there almost every
day till his last dieing day. We showed up and my sister show up
at the door telling us his blood pressure was really low and that
he was not going to make it through the night. My 9 yr. old was
there and I briefly told her to visit him in his room cause he
didn't look like he was going to make it. she stayed quite but
when in side to his room to talk to him and gave him a hug
and a kiss. a couple of hours later he passed away. (March 22,
2006). So talk to her ,ask her if she has any questions she might
need to ask. Just be their for her.
2006-10-24 14:18:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try amazon.com; also try calling barnes & nobel bookstore. they have a great children's section. i'm sorry that i don't know any books offhand for an 8-year-old. also, try asking the librarian and counselor at your daughter's school.
the main thing is to be honest with her. make sure she understands that she needs to appreciate all of the time she spends with them, b/c they won't be around forever.
maybe you can watch a documentary on animal planet or something like the penguin movie w/ morgan freeman narrative, which deals with the natural passing of a lifetime.
try to find a movie that deals with it, but make sure you watch it first.
have you ever had a pet that died? or a friend whose pet died? try explaining the natural course of life that way
2006-10-24 13:50:59 · answer #3 · answered by Becky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why dont you come here... and I'll help you make her a little brother. That'll take her mind off of it sexy. *wink*
2006-10-24 15:01:00 · answer #4 · answered by Offended? Aww Have a Cookie! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋