What would you say to a young child who is afraid to die?

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Answer 1

(For this answer, I assumed we were talking to a terminally ill child.)

I would hug him / her and say, "Oh, hon, I know. Most of us are scared of things that are unknown. Tell me what scares you the most." Then I would listen, try to reassure them about pain, sadness, anger, missing people, etc., and, let them keep talking as long as they needed to.

I might also say something like, "What do you think happens when we die?" And I would ask them to give me all the details they wanted, thereby helping them to comfort themselves.

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Answer 2

I'm assuming you mean a terminally ill child. If so, I would tell the child I loved him/her. I would hold their hand and, if possible, hold them in my lap until they passed. I would tell them to not be afraid because their pain would soon be over. No matter if you're religious or not (I'm atheist), that is a true statement. Their pain would surely come to an end. It's a sad thing when a child is suffering, I'd try to comfort them through actions more than words.

Answer 3

That is a tough question. It would have alot to do with the child. I would let my children know they would be with God and Jesus and he could be my guardian angel so he could be with me all the time. I would tell them that it means we have to nothing but fun stuff and Dr. stuff from now on, so we have time to finish everything. I would want my child to feel safe and know he will always be with me. I would let them know that God can take better care of children that are sick because he makes them well and never be sick again. That while my child was with God and Jesus he could fix a place for when I get there when he isn't busy guarding me! I would let them know that Mom's and Dad's Love their children more than anything in the world and God loves them more than that, so they would be really good for them and that I was really looking forward to going to Heaven when it was my turn. I will pray for you and your child.

Answer 4

I would teach them from a young age that death is the natural conclusion to life and all things die. I'd also make sure they knew that NONE of us is guaranteed another day no matter how young, how old, how sick, or how healthy each of us is. Reality is reality.

Answer 5

I was afraid to die when I was young... My mom had to tell me that by the time I got older, they would invent a pill that you take that makes you live forever. That was good enough for me! (I used to torment my younger brother by telling him that he was gonna DIE!! He didn't know about the magic pill, so he'd start crying and get upset. Poor little guy.)

Answer 6

That depend whether it is a legitimate fear or not. Is she terminally ill? Or is it just a general fear of death? has the child experienced some tragedy that forced him to think about the possibility of dieing? A child who is terminally ill needs to know that you love her and that God loves her and will never forget her. As long as God remembers her, she is alive. (Luke 20:37,38 But that the dead are raised up even Moses disclosed, in the account about the thornbush, when he calls Jehovah ‘the God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob.’ 38 He is a God, not of the dead, but of the living, for they are all living to him.”)
Let her know that death is just like going to sleep. There is nothing to fear in sleeping. And very soon God will wake her up and the people who love her will be there to welcome her back to life.

Answer 7

I would tell them that death isn't an absolute end, but simply a transitioning stage through life. Whether or not it's true, I know not, but it helps anyways (at least it was when I was a child in attempts to convince myself of it).

Answer 8

i do no longer think of it extremely is undesirable. dying of others does no longer faze me anymore because of fact I won't enable issues out of my administration carry me down. it extremely is mindless rigidity that clouds a thank you to team spirit. Age is in basic terms a organic and organic difficulty. some human beings stay greater in 30 years than others do in 80 years collectively as others learn greater in a quick time that seniors do of their total lives. it isn't the age that counts; it extremely is the form and reports that count extensive type. i'm probable going to be parentless till now i'm 21, grandparents ineffective, mom ineffective, aunt killed herself, etc. So i'm extremely familiar with dying.

Answer 9

I would say that death is a natural part of life that happens to everyone. It is nothing to be afraid of: one must simply take greater care to have a positive impact while alive.

I would not ask them to stop thinking about death because of an ancient mythology.

Answer 10

When my children were small and they approached me, asking what if they died, I told them that God would be waiting for them and the He could take better care of them than I ever could. I told them that, as much as I loved them, God had much more love for them than I could ever give. I told them that there was no pain or tears in Heaven, only joy and goodness, and more love than they could ever imagine.

When they said, "I would miss you," I assured them that they would not because they would never have any sad feelings in Heaven and that I would meet up with them again one day.