How to tell a young child that his grandmother past away?
I think that kids are really sensetive and notice when something goes wrong, which makes them a lot more anxious if that isn’t explained. Also, if the child was close to his grandmother or even if they just got to see her often, the dissapearence of a person from their lives for not apparent reason would be a lot more traumatic then any explanation. I think that the child should be told, in simple ways that would make him unafraid, like the fact that people die when they are old and that Grandmother loved him very much and so on. If the parents are religious then according to their belief they should explain about heaven or reincarnation. If not then I think it can be explain that death is a natural thing that happens to everyone at some point and shouldn’t be fear. If the kid ask anything, answer as truthful as you can. There are a lot of children book dedicated to dealing with a death of a pet or a relative and maybe it’s a good idea to read to him one of those:
