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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > developmental perspectives on death > childhood and death
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > developmental perspectives on death > childhood and death
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > developmental perspectives on death > childhood and death
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > developmental perspectives on death > childhood and death

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childhood and death  

Definition

  • The issues surrounding how children understand and respond to death have profound implications for their healthy development into adulthood. Multiple factors influence their cognitive understanding of death, including chronological age and developmental capacity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Childhood, Children, and Death]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FPJCS11C-8

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