tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046672.post596456995690890555..comments2023-08-07T06:56:23.163-04:00Comments on Out With The Kids: Explaining Death to a ToddlerJeff - OWTKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610796635807773270noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046672.post-27545692041089039762007-08-15T11:54:00.000-04:002007-08-15T11:54:00.000-04:00He said, "not for a long, long time."I'm very inte...He said, "not for a long, long time."<BR/><BR/>I'm very interested in this topic (the tough questions in general, not just this one in particular). <BR/><BR/>I think that for me, it's taken a while to balance my need to tell the truth/be right against my kids' need to hear something that is reassuring/age appropriate.<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to your further thoughts on the matter.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046672.post-43484484859385891802007-08-15T08:46:00.000-04:002007-08-15T08:46:00.000-04:00Chaim, very good points. Finding simple answers t...Chaim, very good points. Finding simple answers that will not provoke additional questions is the ideal in that situation. <BR/><BR/>Landismom, how did your dh answer?<BR/><BR/>I think I want to flush this topic out a bit and explore some ways we as parents can answer the "tough" kid questions...Jeff - OWTKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610796635807773270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046672.post-56209936941232401132007-08-14T19:53:00.000-04:002007-08-14T19:53:00.000-04:00Yeah, you dodged a bullet there. Let me just say--...Yeah, you dodged a bullet there. Let me just say--my dh fielded the "daddy, when will I die?" the other day from our four-year-old. It's coming quicker than you think.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27046672.post-82483094239123140472007-08-14T02:14:00.000-04:002007-08-14T02:14:00.000-04:00I'm not sure it's so much a matter of letting ours...I'm not sure it's so much a matter of letting ourselves off the hook. When a young child asks a question, we often have the urge to give an answer that is something like the one WE would want if we were unknowing. As you pointed out, toddlers don't require that much information. As long as information flows to them naturally, I think kids ask questions at the pace they need to. The trick is toChaimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125458216949949103noreply@blogger.com