How to talk to your child about death

It happens every day, and yet we don’t really talk about it

I may be making a big assumption here, but I would say that most people’s first memory involves something pleasant — being held by someone who loves them, riding a fun ride at an amusement park, meeting a new sibling, getting a puppy, receiving toys for Christmas, riding a bike, etc. My first memory involves nothing of the sort. In fact, it involves death. Death laid next to me and filled the air with dread for days as I struggled to get better.