I am a mother of a 6 year old girl, and she is soo smart, and figures out things really fast. My question is, is how to i talk to her about death. My grand mother is nearing death, the drs say it wont be long now, and i dont know if she is too young to understand, or even more, i dont know how to explain it to her. She loves my grand mother like i do, and i know it will hurt her, but at the same time, i want her to go to the funeral too, for closure, wat i am asking is, is it a bad idea for a child to go to a funeral of someone they love? (Keep in mind that anyone who could possibly watch her would be at this funeral.)

thanks for all ur input... i am really struggling with this

I brought my daughters to a funeral when they were that age, but I didn't force them to go up to the casket. I explained it that the person was sick and there was no way they would get better, so they left their body because that is what was hurting and have gone to Heaven (if you believe) and they now feel as good as they ever did. Tell her it is okay to cry, but only cry for her losing her great-grandma not to cry for great-grandma. She is in a good place.

Sorry for your pain.

thanks for your help