5yo DD's great grandma died yesterday morning. She was very ill, following a bad stroke in the summer. DD knew that she was ill and never going to get better. And she hadn't seen her since the summer - there was no benefit to either party.
Grandma died yesterday. We told DD in the afternoon. She cried, said it wasn't fair, said she would miss her and nnot like not seeing her, etc. She herself said that she'd be in Heaven now. And she seems fine about it all on the whole.
However, she does keep asking me questions I am not sure the answers to though - how did Grandma get to Heaven, what is Heaven like, how do they fit all the people in Heaven, etc.
DD goes to a CofE shool so she knows about God, Jesus and Heaven, etc. They do prayers daily, hymns and classwork based around religious stories, etc.
Dh and I are rather lapsed somewhat, although not non-believers.
I don't know DD's answers. So, please if any of you can help me in this area I would be very grateful. Thanks.
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Explaining death and what happens afterwards to a 5yo - any advise please?
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Hulababy · 22/10/2007 11:20
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