I heard that they won't understand until they reach *AT LEAST* 3 years old.
you can call 善寧會 (Society for the promotion of hospice care) -- 2868-1211, www.hospicecare.org.hk, in particular this page has some good materials for children and also people who need self-help materials on how to express their own emotions if their relatives die: http://www.hospicecare.org.hk/big5/tips3.html
(under 自助錦囊), they should have some materials about explaining death to children.作者: iknroseb08 時間: 2010-4-20 20:33
If you have a printer, I would suggest to print all the things out. They have some sharings from people whose' husbands / wives / children die and how they feel about it. It is extremely extremely touching and can comfort your heart!!!!作者: s1011059 時間: 2010-4-20 20:36
Unfortunately, the father passed away before the child born. So the child has never seen the father. He's almost 4-yrs-old now. So, want to prepare how to approach to explain to him according to his understanding.作者: s0903701 時間: 2010-4-21 15:41
