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[quote=Anonymous]Pretty typical. They *will* die at some point and at age 10, they know this now. Hard to deal with and at night, that's when the upsetting thoughts come. My 12 yr old worries about this, and has for years, and also getting old or her parents getting old, having to leave home, her cat dying, etc. First, comfort calmly and briefly-- don't get into it with them. It's what, 9:25 at night, they are tired and so are you. If you start a discussion of heaven, afterlife, or anything else, it just spirals. They want to feel better so help them to do that for right then. You can always discuss it later in the day when it won't seem so overwhelming. Shut it down, put on music or read to them to change the mood/topic. Then look for opportunities to talk with them later. [/quote]
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