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Children and Grief
Children Ages 3 to 6
At this age children see death as a kind of sleep that the person is alive, but only in a limited way. The child cannot fully separate death from life. Children may think that the person is still living, even though he or she might have been buried. Children of this age may ask questions about the deceased (for example, how does the deceased eat, go to the toilet, breathe, or play?).
Young children know that death occurs physically, but think it is temporary, reversible, and not final. The child's concept of death may involve magical thinking. For example, the child may think that his or her thoughts can cause another person to become sick or die. Grieving children under 5 may have trouble eating, sleeping, and controlling bladder and bowel functions.
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