Archives for October 2010

‘Everyone Dies’–Helping Your Child Deal with Death

My daughter Raine’s first experience with death was when my 10-year old dog, Chloe, died. I explained to Raine that Chloe had gotten sick, and since she was so old, the doctor couldn’t help her anymore. She nodded understandingly and said, “OK. When Chloe’s feeling better, and she isn’t dead anymore, we can play again.” […]