Convincing them that Mommy or Daddy will be back to get them, that loss of bladder control does not cause death, or that they need to take a nap can become quite a challenge. Preschoolers tend to assume that they will not die. They believe that death is accidental instead of destined. Care givers who become aware that children are forming unrealistic connections between death and a particular object, place, person, or condition can help by providing reassurance and clear explanations. The death of a loved one is a traumatic event in a child's life.
Children cope in different ways.
He didn't use the right medicine. He was great. I have a pain in my heart. Because of their inability to master the new anxiety, children may return to earlier stages of development. They may begin to suck their thumbs, wet the bed, speak baby talk, or display other earlier behaviors.