Talking about death and killing

[maz]

I had this trouble mid year with W . I turned the tables and asked if he knew what it ment to kill himself...he said yes, he'll get a knife and stable his tummy until he cant feel anything anymore I felt like shiat to say the least.
As upset as I was I explained that I would be very upset and so would his friends if he wasnt here anymore because thats what happen's when you die....you dont see those you love anymore. I also told him that it would hurt and we dont have to talk about killing because it really isnt a very nice thing, its a sad thing. He cried a bit and felt very sad but hasnt mentioned it again since.

chicky....be brave

[Antheia]

Honestly i am surprised at 5 years old she knows what death means. The only person close to us who has died was my mum but Lily was only 18 months old and she doesn't remember her. But she is mature for her age and understands a whole lot that she shouldn't.

She hasn't been watching anything on tv in regards to death etc. So i dunno where she's got it from. But she hasn't mentioned it in the last day or 2 so hopefully she is over it. Fingers crossed!

[Tan2705]

I haven't experienced this with my LO yet.. he is only 19 months but being a teacher I know alot of stuff that happens in school/class goes home with the kids..

I had the mother of a prep student (so 5 years old) come to me wondering why her son was constantly talking about killing is grandfather. So happens that it was around Easter time and being in a Catholic school, the crucifixition of Jesus was being talked about. He assumed because Jesus was killed and than rose again so would his Grandfather.. was an agonising week spent trying to figure this out and than a whole lot of explaining.. Confusing and confronting stuff for such little ones but what can you do when it's part of the curriculum.. sorry abit of tangent but what I am trying to reiterate is the outside factors that influence what kids say/do.. *crosses fingers too*