Year: 1979 Source: Pittsburgh, PA: Family Communications, Inc., 1979. 19p. SIEC No: 19950976

This package contains advice for talking with young children about death. It is introduced by Mister Rogers. Each child copes with grief in a unique way. Sharapan does not recommend protecting children by deciding not to tell them about a death, as it will make them uncertain. Children will ask questions about what death entails, and as they take words literally, it is not good to use euphemisms such as “gone to sleep forever.” Funerals and how children may react to them are described.