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When your child asks if you're going to die too

My seven-year-old asks me every night if I'm going to die like daddy did and I don't know how to answer without lying or scaring her more.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent struggles to balance honesty with protection while their child processes the reality of mortality after loss.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Children and grief — supporting young people?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.