I have been just watching disney's Tangled with my 6 yo dd, she turned to me and said, "I wish I was never born," when I asked her about the comment she said " I don't want to die, and I have to die, don't I mum?" I explained to her that dying is not something that is likely to happen for a long, long, long, long time she then said " but you will die mum, and I don't want to stop seeing your beautiful face" I explained that " no I don't intend to die for a very long time either"
I find this a very challenging area personally and I really don't want to say the wrong thing, but dd is a very deep thinker and this is not the first time this subject has been raised by her recently.
I don't want to lie and say that we won't die, because it happens in life.
Just wondered how others have dealt with this topic?, should I get her help from a counsellor or other professional?
What are people's thoughts?