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Topic: Children dealing with death of a family member Interview: I interviewed my mom who watched me go through this hard time of losing my grandmother. 1. When children first encounter a death in the family 2. How the death of a family member changes children 3. The emotions that the child goes through 4. Stages of grief for adults 5. Stages of grief for children and how it compares to adults 6. Different ways children act after this experience 7. How long it takes for a child to go back to an almost normal routine 8. When children fully understand the concept of death 9. Childs imediate reaction after learning about the death of their family member 10. How the funeral affects the child positively or negatively

1. Children first experience death in the family at eight years old 2. Effects the behavior of children mostly in a positive way 3. Saddness, regret, anger, and, depending on the age, confusion 4. The first stage is denial and isolation. The next two stages were anger and bargaining. The fourth stage was depression. The last stage was acceptance. [] 5. The ways kids and adults grieve is very different. Kids may not talk about the situation for weeks or even months. They often go through three stages. Denial, acute grief, and adjustment. [] [] 6. The most drastic change in behavior in a negative way is when a parent dies. It is not much change in behavior if it was another relative, unless the child was very close to the relative that died. 7. Even though society puts a timeline on us to get over the loss there is no time of when you have to be back to your normal emotions. Some people it takes longer than others. [] 8. Children start to realize death when they are three to five years old but it is very vage and not a full understanding. From age six to eight is when they realize that death is permenant and get a better understanding of their feelings associated with death. Agea nine to twelve is when kids understand the concept of death almost as much as adults 9. Depends on the age, saddness being the most imediate reaction. 10. For most kids it's a lot like adults. It may make them very upset and some may not be able to handle it. Other times a funeral helps kids say their last good-byes and helps them understand the death of the family member. http://www.monkeysee.com/play/4282-when-do-children-begin-to-understand-the-concept-of-death

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