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[quote=Anonymous]We had a death in the immediate family when my youngest was 10. The family member had been on hospice in our home for 10 months, and we had had many conversations with everyone. Same kid had been exposed to deaths in the extended family before. It was really clear that he didn't really understand. I mean, he knew that he wouldn't see that person again, but he was totally blindsided by his own grief, and by the grief of other members of his family. I think a 4 year old can understand that someone is not coming back, that they won't see them, and maybe sort of understand that one day that will happen to other people, but that's a very shallow definition of "understanding death". [/quote]
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