Most people can’t argue with the fact that life is busy. You have a million things to think about and do, only some of which are your career, home life, errands, taking care of responsibilities for the children and trying to get in a little time for yourself and significant other. Its a never-ending cycle and completely exhausting most days. But somehow in the midst of all our “doing” we forget about just “being”, especially with our children.

Many parents simply do not know how to approach the topic and end up having a belief that children are not capable of handling the concept of death. Its a topic that is glossed over, denied, avoided and often times the responsibility falls to others such as teachers or religious leaders. But whether your child has personally or not personally experienced a death of a loved one, it is a topic that must be discussed.