Discussing Death with Young Children

<p>Research has shown that young children have some understandings of death. However, adults are hesitant (or even avoidant) to discuss death with young children for fear that they will scare them, or they are not sure what to tell them. Sessions were part of this project, educating adults in a child’s development and how that development affects what young children understand about death. The three sessions, completed over two weeks, included three topics including anxieties the adult may have about death, cognitive and emotional development of the young child, and the adult’s role in discussing death with young children. Participants completed a pre- and post-test. Results indicated that adults felt more comfortable discussing the death of a person with a young child, as well as feeling less avoidant of having those discussions.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Child Development

Level thesis:degree_level

Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Olin, Teresa Clare

Contributors dc:contributor

• Wilcox, Amanda

• death understanding
• young children
• zero to five
• Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/323

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-1353