Ignore "death education" because "death" is irrelevant at all? No, death education is very important for everyone. It is a compulsory course in the process of children's growth, and parents must pay attention to it.
First, why do parents and children always "talk about death"
1, inner fear
Nobody likes to talk about "death". It seems that mentioning it will be farther away from death. The root cause lies in the fear of death. Because I am afraid of facing death, I try to avoid mentioning it.
2. Influenced by elders
Many parents will treat their children in the way that their elders educate their children. In the past, most elders told their children to respect the old and love the young, to talk about traditional concepts, and to talk about "being a master after suffering", but never talk about "death". Influenced by their own education, parents continued the practice of their elders refusing to talk about "death".
I don't know how to talk about it.
Parents have never received "death education" since childhood, and they don't know how to tell their children. Moreover, there are few books on "death education" available for reference in the market, and parents don't know enough about "death education", so they avoid talking about it.
Parents' confession of their children's death is mainly related to three kinds of psychology, including parents' own fear, contradictory psychology of not knowing how to speak, and genetic psychology influenced by elders. "Death education" is a compulsory course for children's growth. It teaches children to know, respect and cherish life. Then, if children lack "death education", what impact will it have on their future?
Second, what will happen to children who lack "death education"
1, afraid of death
Without "death education", children will feel that death is a mysterious and unspeakable thing, and they are afraid of "death" and dare not talk about and face it. If there is a major event related to death around the child, the child is likely to have post-traumatic stress disorder because of fear and cannot go out for a long time.
2, easy to commit suicide
Children who lack "death education" do not realize the meaning of life and ignore the value of life. Once they are stimulated, they can't get over it for a while, and it is easy to give up their lives or endanger the lives of others.
3, numb to life
Children who lack "death education" don't know what the value of life is, hold a dispensable attitude towards the existence and departure of life, lack due respect for life, and show numbness and indifference to the arrival or departure of life, just like walking dead and indifferent feelings.
Raising children is not only to provide material needs and emotional needs, but more importantly to cultivate children's respect for life. However, in our science education system, there is no education about "death". On the premise of lacking reference, how should parents do a good job of "death education" for their children?