How to talk to kids about death (all ages) w/Sidu Arroyo-Boulter

Mama Knows

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Parenting, Kids & Family

5.0 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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You have just experienced a loss of a loved on or a family pet. How do you tell your kids about it? What do you tell your kids? Navigating these conversations is difficult, especially when you, yourself, are grieving too. Here from an expert in the area so you feel prepared when you need to have these conversations.What we cover in this episode:1. Talking about death is a difficult and hard subject especially with kids. What approach should we take when we talk to our kids about death? 2. Developmentally, when do children understand the concept of death? How does this affect how I talk to them about death and grief? 3. A loved one or pet just died. Talk me through how you would tell your child and what you avoid in the conversation? 4. How often should I check in with my child about the loss? Do I bring it up or do I let them bring it up? 5. I am mourning the loss of our loved one toAbout Sidu:Sidu Arroyo-Boulter is a family psychotherapist in Texas, specializing in difficult family dynamics and parenting. Sidu is passionate about helping parents deepen their emotional understanding of themselves so that they can welcome their child into rest, acceptance, and belonging.Find Sidu on Instragramhttps://www.instagram.com/conscious.parents/?hl=en ______________________________Did you love this episode? BUY ME A COFFEE for support!Find me on Instagram@balkanina@mamaknowspodcastFind me on TikTokBalkaninaSubscribe to my NewsletterPrivate Facebook Motherhood-Podcast CommunityMama Knows FBDisclaimer: This podcast does not provide any medical advice, it is for informational purposes only! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I want to start us out with this amazing review from Courtney Brizell. It's titled Love Nina.
0:13.0	Nina teaches mamas how to give themselves grace and love their children unconditionally.
0:18.0	She's authentic and provides a safe space to develop into the parent you hope to be while leaving you encouraged and
0:24.8	more confident than before. Well, Courtney, you're making me cry, that was so
0:29.3	sweet. That is exactly what I want this podcast to be. I want you all to feel inspired and less alone.
0:35.0	Love you, girl.
0:36.0	You don't need to protect your child from emotional pain.
0:42.0	In fact, you need to help them learn how to cope with it.
0:45.6	Today we're going to talk about death and how to talk about death with your children, all
0:49.8	different ages by the way, shielding your child from difficult conversations such as death is not going to protect them.
0:57.0	Instead, it will create more uncertainty. I'm so excited to talk to CEDU today of conscious dot parents on Instagram she is a psychotherapist and offers
1:06.0	so much amazing information on her socials which I will link below but let's jump
1:10.6	into it.
1:17.6	Hi, Cidu, I'm so excited to talk to you today. I was literally just indulging in your social media,
1:21.3	like screen-shotting all the posts.
1:24.2	You have so much value for parents on there,
1:27.1	and it's like easy to understand.
1:29.8	I love that you have the slides,
1:31.7	like the carousel slides for most your posts and then they're so easy to
1:35.2	understand so thank you for that I think it's so nice to have those resources as a parent laid out for you like that because there's a lot of information out there.
1:46.4	Yeah, my pleasure. Yeah. So today we're going to talk about death and talking about death with our kids. But before we dive in, I would love for you to introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about you.
1:59.3	Yes, of course. My name is Cebuio Volter.
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