Quote From: devans1106I'm new to the boards, so I apologize if this has been addressed before. I have a 5 year old son who is VERY sensitive. He is still mourning the death of the Crocodile Hunter - he tells me no less than twice a week how much he still misses him (which I've validated - it's okay to miss him). I thought that the fact that his first experience with death being with someone he doesn't know personally would be a benefit. Anyway, my aunt is losing her fight with cancer and I have no idea how to prepare my son. I don't want this to be a complete surprise (he knows that she's sick), but I don't want him to think that I may die everytime I get a cold, either. Any ideas?
Just tell him about him about his aunt and worry about you when he askes questions about you or daddy diying!!
When this happens tell lhim that you are not dying annytime soon, then tell him about grand ma and grand pa!(of course, if they are still around) my kids asked me when I would die, I told them not annytime soon and they did not belive me, so I just said "look, my parents are still alive and so I will still be alive when you are a parent!!" they don't ask questions annymore!!
good luck
