Thursday, January 22, 2009

Kids view of death


My kids, watching Kung Fu Panda, at the scene in which the old kung fu master turtle dude Master Oogway passes away in a burst of orange blossom petals:

Julien: He just died.

Sofia: I don't want to die.

Sofia: Because I have bones.

Not sure where you go from there...

2 comments:

SnowLeopard said...

Awwww, cuteness! It's so difficult for children to grasp death. And how to explain it to them (so they understand) without scaring them. Still working on that one~

Gail said...

Some times you needn't go any where with a child's comment. Providing a safe, warm space to express it and continue to explore is wonderful.