If your child asked you "what is death?" What would you say?
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when you die. it you tell them some disney crap they will only repeat it at school, get proven wrong and feel silly. tell them but explain that it's noting to be scared of.
I'd scream, and yell, "but I used protection!" Seriously though, I genuinely don't know. I'd say when you're old and tired, you go to heaven. I'm atheist, but the very idea of not existing is brutal for a small thing like a child.
1. I would need someone to want to reproduce with me in order to have a child ;.; 2. "I'M GLAD YOU ASKED KID 
DDD" 3. "death is natural don't be afraid of it."
DDD" 3. "death is natural don't be afraid of it."
death (dth)
n.
1. The act of dying; termination of life.
2. The state of being dead.
3. The cause of dying: Drugs were the death of him.
4. A manner of dying: a heroine's death.
5. often Death A personification of the destroyer of life, usually represented as a skeleton holding a scythe.
6.
a. Bloodshed; murder.
b. Execution.
7. Law Civil death.
8. The termination or extinction of something: the death of imperialism.
Idioms:
at death's door
Near to death; gravely ill or injured.
be the death of
To distress or irritate to an intolerable degree.
death on
Opposed to or strict about: Our boss is death on casual dressing.
put to death
To execute.
to death
To an intolerable degree; extremely: worried to death.
The same thing I'd say if anyone asked what death was.
n.
1. The act of dying; termination of life.
2. The state of being dead.
3. The cause of dying: Drugs were the death of him.
4. A manner of dying: a heroine's death.
5. often Death A personification of the destroyer of life, usually represented as a skeleton holding a scythe.
6.
a. Bloodshed; murder.
b. Execution.
7. Law Civil death.
8. The termination or extinction of something: the death of imperialism.
Idioms:
at death's door
Near to death; gravely ill or injured.
be the death of
To distress or irritate to an intolerable degree.
death on
Opposed to or strict about: Our boss is death on casual dressing.
put to death
To execute.
to death
To an intolerable degree; extremely: worried to death.
The same thing I'd say if anyone asked what death was.
"What is death?"
"Well son and/or daughter,I think you'll find out soon enough if keep asking stupid questions it is, to put the best I can, the end of our existence on the mortal plane. What happens to one afterward is a mystery, but enough of that, let's get some ice cream!"
"Yay!"
"Well son and/or daughter,
"Yay!"
This is actually something we talked about at length in my development course.
As others have said, relating death and sleep is actually one of the worst things you can do, as it could make the kids afraid to go to sleep (and it's pretty inaccurate anyway.)
A really good example of talking to kids about death can actually be found in Sesame Street, the episode in which Mr. Hooper dies (there used to be a clip on Youtube; can't find it now.)
They neatly avoid any mention of the cause of his death or any particular religious or anti-religious sentiment.
Big Bird asks all the usual questions little kids ask: "When is he coming back?" "Who's going to take care of me?" "Why does it have to be this way?"
(Answers: "He isn't coming back, he can't." "We'll all take care of you and make sure you're OK" "Just because.")
Granted, I don't think "just because" would've satisfied me as a kid, but it actually relates to an earlier scene.
So I would probably log on and show them that.
If I couldn't, I might use the cocoon analogy: death is like a butterfly coming out of a cocoon. The person's spirit emerges into a beautiful new existence, leaving behind the body, which has nothing else to do and decays.
As others have said, relating death and sleep is actually one of the worst things you can do, as it could make the kids afraid to go to sleep (and it's pretty inaccurate anyway.)
A really good example of talking to kids about death can actually be found in Sesame Street, the episode in which Mr. Hooper dies (there used to be a clip on Youtube; can't find it now.)
They neatly avoid any mention of the cause of his death or any particular religious or anti-religious sentiment.
Big Bird asks all the usual questions little kids ask: "When is he coming back?" "Who's going to take care of me?" "Why does it have to be this way?"
(Answers: "He isn't coming back, he can't." "We'll all take care of you and make sure you're OK" "Just because.")
Granted, I don't think "just because" would've satisfied me as a kid, but it actually relates to an earlier scene.
So I would probably log on and show them that.
If I couldn't, I might use the cocoon analogy: death is like a butterfly coming out of a cocoon. The person's spirit emerges into a beautiful new existence, leaving behind the body, which has nothing else to do and decays.
"It's like you wink out of existence and all your Brain will die meaning all your memories will be gone meaning from your perspective you wont ever have existed. But don't worry, you wont notice. After all, you'll be dead! Why are you crying?"
Something like that... I'm considering pretending to be a Christian to give my children some false hope of eternal life. Surely that's the best solution, right?
Something like that... I'm considering pretending to be a Christian to give my children some false hope of eternal life. Surely that's the best solution, right?
"Daddy, what's death?"
"It's going to sleep and never waking up."
"Daddy, why does Billy have two daddies?"
"Go to your room."
"It's going to sleep and never waking up."
"Daddy, why does Billy have two daddies?"
"Go to your room."