Question by whoaa,that’ssocool?: How would you explain death to a child?
I’m not a mom, I’m 13. But parents, how do you do it? When do you do it, or do you just wait for them to catch on?

Best answer:

Answer by Loch
I would tell them that we are all made up of energy and when we die that energy leaves our bodies and goes into the Earth. I would tell them that our bodies are just containers. Everyone will die eventually but if you take good care of yourself you will live a long long time.

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