Why is it important to understand death and dying?

Having open conversations about death and dying allows us to consider how we feel about different options for end of life care, how we would prefer to live our final days, and how we want our lives to be celebrated and remembered. Talking about death and dying doesn’t have to be an unpleasant conversation.

How do you explain death to a 7 year old?

Use simple words to talk about death. Be calm and caring when you tell your child that someone has died. Use words that are clear and direct. “I have some sad news to tell you. Grandma died today.” Pause to give your child a moment to take in your words.

Can 3 year old understand death?

Children begin to grasp death’s finality around age 4. In one typical study, researchers found that 10 percent of 3-year-olds understand irreversibility, compared with 58 percent of 4-year-olds. The other two aspects of death are learned a bit later, usually between age 5 and 7.

Why is my 4 year old obsessed with death?

If your kids are endlessly curious about death in a nonanxious way, you can take them on a tour of a cemetery, Beville Hunter suggested. It’s something she did with her own children. If a kid is really ruminating and you’re concerned because his anxiety is affecting his quality of life, talk to your pediatrician.

What is ‘deep-time death’?

This ‘deep-time death’ theme is a form of indoctrination; hence its widespread acceptance. For example, evolutionary astronomer Carl Sagan said in one episode of his immensely popular TV science series, Cosmos: “The secrets of evolution are time and death. There’s an unbroken thread that stretches from those first cells to us.” 1

Is death ‘natural’?

Death cannot be natural or ‘good’ if it was not part of God’s original creation of mankind. Scripture is very clear that there was no death and struggle prior to mankind’s rejection of Him via Adam and Eve (Romans 5:12).

Is death now a good thing?

For believers—death is now a good thing! God created humans to display His glory and to have eternal fellowship with Him. In short, we would have lived forever. But, because our sin marred us, living forever would have eternally separated us from God.

What did Darwin say about death and suffering?

Darwin concluded that the world was ages old and concluded that death had been here since the beginning. In this view, ‘God’ becomes the author of death and suffering and a cruel ogre. Death became king to Darwin, rather than the One who has the power over life and death ( Rev. 1:18 ).