No mortal has ever pierced the veil of mystery which surrounds death. It is of human nature, or even more precise human reluctance, to accept death as being undeniable and unavoidable. The thoughts of finality, irreversibility, and causality are why even the most knowledgeable parents or even the most intellectual teachers fear death. However incomprehensible death may be, the way a child perceives death is totally different from an adult's view toward the issue. Children have different notions about death, and when it occurs there may be many different consequences on the child's well-being, the child should therefore be subjected to a sufficient amount of help and support.
             It seems expected that all humans fear the inevitable. Even adults, whose life is filled with experiences of death and memories of loved ones that have passed, fear this cultural phenomenon due to the many questions left unanswered. Grollman, in his book "Explaining death to children", suggests: "The termination of the natural joys of living, the conclusion of the relatively controllable activity of life, all create a persistent dread touching every man."(1999, p28).Philosophical meanings are far too abstract for the very young, but that does not mean that they reach out for an understanding of death (Grollman, 1967).
             There are several stages a child may pass through when it comes to comprehending death. Children begin by believing that anything that moves is alive (Elkind, 2000), Prior to the age of five, death may be seen as abandonment and irreversible (AFSA, 1999). A child of this age is unlikely to grasp the difference between temporary absence and death. Between 5-9, children appear to be able to accept the concept, however they are unable to realize that his loved ones and himself will, eventually, die (Mcentire, 2003). A nine year old, however, would have a greater understanding of life and death, and therefore become frig...