Wow, wish I had a good answer. My four year old gets really upset whenever anyone talks about death or dying (and she's never known anyone who died). She starts saying "Daddy, I don't want to die. I'm not going to die, right?" and I never know what to say to her. Usually I tell her that's not something she has to worry about, but that's rarely good enough to calm her down. I think my six year old understands death though, and has never had the same reaction at any age.
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