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This 4 page paper discusses how children view death in all of the various ages and stages. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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of ones own eventual death vie for answers. As difficult as adults find the topic it is doubly difficult for children who, depending on their ages, may or may not
fully comprehend the abstract concept of death(Franco 2003). Given this, then, it is inevitable that death will be viewed differently depending on the age of the child and accordingly
should be addressed according to their developmental ability to understand this most mysterious of events: death. Children, with the exception of infants, are aware of death. By the time they
are three years old they may have witnessed dead bugs, birds, or heard about it in movies, stories, or television. Death is a part of life, and on some very
basic level, children are already aware of that fact. This gives the adult at least a foundation to build upon. BIRTH TO THREE YEARS OF AGE: The National Hospice center
states that children this young have little to no understanding of death, but that they do certainly know that something is wrong. They tend to absorb the emotions of others
around him/her, and may show signs of irritability(Hospice 2003). They go on to state that the child may experience some developmental set-backs, such as a potty trained child having accidents
or becoming more clingy during this time(Hospice 2003). THREE TO SIX YEARS OF AGE: Children at this stage of the game are still confused about death mainly because
of what they have seen on television or the movies. They believe that death is not permanent but that it can be reversed if they wish hard enough. Many children,
hospice reports, believe that they were the cause of the death and as such may act out aggressively or regress to bedwetting or thumbsucking behaviors(Hospice 2003). In addition, this
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