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How to prepare children for impending death of a parent?
My wife has been told that she has a limited amount of time left due to an illness, the average life expectancy is 7-8 years after onset, of which we have used up 7. With excellent management, and ...
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How should I talk to my child about death?
How should I explain death to a child under 5-6 years old if a close family member or friend dies?
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How do I explain to a 4 year old that our family pet is sick and needs to be put down?
My son loves our 9 year old cat very much. The cat was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer a couple of months ago, and has reached the point where we will soon need to make arrangements to put the ...
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How do you explain terrorist extremism to children?
I have an 8, 6 and 4 year old. While eating dinner, we watched Obama's announcement on Bin Laden.
With hindsight, it would have been easier to keep the TV off, but I thought it was a good idea at ...
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What qualities should be looked in a bedding for an infant to prevent the crib deaths?
That's the question.
What qualities should be looked in a bedding for an infant to prevent the crib deaths?
Does sealing the bedding with a strong polythene sheet provide any benefits or risks?
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How to a talk to my 4 1/2 year old daughter about death? [duplicate]
My grandmother (95 years old) is about to pass away and I want to prepare my daughter who was supposed to visit her soon. Even though she lives far away, my daughter has visited her several time ...
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My 4.5yr-old girl is afraid of death. What should I do?
Last night my wife (as usual) was putting our 4.5yr-old baby girl to sleep. Our daughter becomes very chatty at that time and (especially in the presence of mom) expresses thoughts and things that ...