Your child is 5 years old. For the past two years, her grandmother has been babysitting for her. Recently, the grandmother had a heart attack and died. What do you tell your child?
a. Grandma's heart stopped and the doctors couldn't make it work again; she died
b. Grandma is busy now and won't be able to babysit for you any longer
c. God loved Grandma so much that He took her to be with Him in heaven
d. Grandma's heart blew up and she was covered with blood before she died
e. Nothing
Question 2
After a funeral, which of the following would be most helpful to a young bereaved child who is repeatedly asking questions about when the person who died will come home?
a. encourage the child to work out answers to these questions on his own
b. give the child a toy to play with
c. explain that questions like this make you feel bad
d. all of these
e. none of these
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