Although it is a very difficult topic even for the elderly, it must be addressed with the little ones but in different ways, respecting every age group.
Recently, an image went around the world and broke the hearts of many people. To the funeral from Queen Elizabeth IIheld last Monday, 19, at Westminster Abbey, England, the daughter of Prince William And Kate Middleton, Carlotta, 7, was photographed crying during the ceremony. The girl could not bear the thrill of seeing her great-grandmother’s coffin placed inside the car and taken to Windsor Castle, where the monarch was buried. Death is still seen as a taboo in society, despite the fact that human beings are extremely “ritualized”.
For adults, loss can be very difficult. And for the children? When faced with childhood pain, it is very common to have a tendency to want to protect the child from pain, as if she does not need to experience it.
Per Telma Abrahão, specialist in child behavioral neuroscience and author of the book Educating is an act of love, but it is also science, death shouldn’t be taboo. “As we are born, one day we will die, but unfortunately it is still a taboo for many people. The naturalness of understanding the reality that life is over and that our body ages with the years makes a difference when it comes to talking about this topic. with a child, “he points out.
It is important to respect the age and development of the child because understanding depends on his maturity, says the expert. “For a small child, we can use more playful comparisons, such as saying that just as a seed grows, it becomes a tree, bears fruit and then dies, so does the human being. Parents, in fact, can talk about the nature of living in children. beings in general, animals, plants, humans … Everyone is born, grows, ages and dies, it’s the natural cycle of life and it’s nice to notice, “he says.
“We can still say that the natural thing is to die when we are very old and then our tired body ends up ceasing to function, but that we will always carry the people we love in our heart. Talking about what caused the person’s death is also important, to prevent the child from feeling guilty. If the death was the result of accidents or other violent causes, avoid giving details. There are facts that should not be disclosed to the child, as they may not be able to assimilate well “, adds Telma.
The pandemic has reinforced the theme in the family environment
In two years of the pandemic, Brazil has lost more than 685,000 people to the novel coronavirus, including fathers, mothers, children, grandparents and grandparents. Faced with the situation at home, the children ended up being directly and abruptly involved in the subject of death and questions became inevitable. Parents have found themselves with no way out and some have even found a more playful way to talk about it with the little ones.
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Source: Terra
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