My five-year-old keeps asking when Grandpa is coming back even though we explained he died six months ago and I don't know if I should keep explaining or change the subject.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent learns that a child's understanding of death develops slowly and that repetition is how young minds process the incomprehensible.
“Where Are You with Early childhood 3-6 — play language boundaries?”
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