Date of Award
6-2016
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Child Development
Department
Psychology
First Reader/Committee Chair
Wilcox, Amanda
Abstract
Research has shown that young children have some understandings of death. However, adults are hesitant (or even avoidant) to discuss death with young children for fear that they will scare them, or they are not sure what to tell them. Sessions were part of this project, educating adults in a child’s development and how that development affects what young children understand about death. The three sessions, completed over two weeks, included three topics including anxieties the adult may have about death, cognitive and emotional development of the young child, and the adult’s role in discussing death with young children. Participants completed a pre- and post-test. Results indicated that adults felt more comfortable discussing the death of a person with a young child, as well as feeling less avoidant of having those discussions.
Recommended Citation
Olin, Teresa Clare, "Discussing Death with Young Children" (2016). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 323.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/323