Should children go to funerals?
By Evacuee
@Evacuee (1147)
February 15, 2007 6:28am CST
Do you think children should go to funerals of loved ones?
This discussion came up in our family last night and my daughter in laws family did not agree with me that they should. I said that I hoped my two grandchildren come to mine and I stressed the fact that as death is part of life a child should see the events as they occur. I'm not saying they should be at the bedside on a persons death but go to the funeral.
I was adopted by my Uncle and Aunt at 11 months old. It was a large family of 10 children. I have been to every one of those funerals and five of them were before my 13th birthday plus my own fathers and my Uncle and Aunts funerals before that age.
What do you think? Am I wrong?
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8 responses
@onesiobhan (1327)
• Canada
15 Feb 07
I absolutely think they should go. Children become aware of their own mortality at a very young age. Hiding things from them only makes them aware that there is something terrifying going on that the adults are afraid to talk about it. It does not make things easier on them, it does exactly the opposite.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
18 Feb 07
I think so, it prepares them for life, and maybe they will learn a bit of compassion, so many people today have no compassion.
@rachednurse (125)
• United States
16 Feb 07
I absolutely agree with you that children needs to be involved in saying their last farewell to loved ones: afterall they are Individuals having connections with the departed:
How would your relatives feel if they were going away for a very long time and their children were forbidden to come bid them farewell at the airport upon their departure:)
@Notice_Me (78)
• India
15 Feb 07
I donoo thinK, they should go!
But there's no harm or something dangerous in that!
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