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Developmental
Concepts of Death: Children 6 to 8 years of age
- Begin to understand that death is final.
- Cannot understand that death happens to everybody.
- Feel confused over permanence of death.
-Characters
such as goblins or zombies can make children feel that death is a person.
- May act out aggressively and/or regress.
- May request more detailed, biological explanations of death. May
also want detailed information about the deceased's illness or injury.
- May feel concerned about security issues. Often perceive they
and their parents have an increased vulnerability to injury, illness, and
death.
- Realize the loss of a close relationship. Talking about readjustment
and emotions is helpful.
- May be more physical in their emotions and their grieving.
- Begin to express rather than hide their feelings. May display
more of an on/off method of grieving.
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