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[quote=Anonymous]I took a 2 year old to one but did not take her to see the casket. With an older child (5 and up, or a mature 4 year old) I would explain the whole situation (using age appropriate language, so might be more detailed for an older child) and let them decide. I am an adult and I do not like to view the body at open casket funerals, and have had my parents yell at me for this as an adult. I'm not rude -- I go and pay respects but I don't want to remember the person as they look in the casket so I choose not to view them that way. It has always annoyed me that I have not been given my own choice in how I grieve a loved one, so I don't want to do that to my own kids. Kids actually have great capacity to understand each and grief from a very young age (around 4 or 5) and I would respect their wishes.[/quote]
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