How would you tell a kid/toddler, that a loved one of yours, has died?

Answer 1

I would tell the child that the person has gone to heaven to live with God now, and now they are his angel.

Answer 2

A kid who is at the toddler stage or just out of it doesn't understand death. Say that they won't be able to see "grandma" anymore, she has passed on or die. Don't try to hide the reason, they will think it has something to do with them. If they ask more they won't understand it so just say, "Grandma would have like to see you very very much, you don't understand now why she can't, but you will understand later when you get a little older. It has nothing to do with you, she loved you very much."

You should reassure the child that the death has nothing to do with them because children suffer from "magical thinking" and they think they are responsible for every thing that happens especially when bad things happen. "If I was a better boy (girl), Grandma wouldn't have left." So it's important to tell them the truth that they have passed even if they don't quite understand it yet. If you don't tell what happened, it can complicate things later on.

If you believe in Heavan, you can tell them that she has gone to be with God. If you don't just tell them that even though the person isn't around, their love for them will never die and will always be a part of their life.