The True Meaning of Easter

In the last week children at Kindergarten have listened to the story of the first Easter. We have learned about how Jesus died on the cross and then rose again. Every year we find that this provokes tricky questions from some children about the subject of death. This can be a little unnerving for some parents. Whilst we only touch briefly on the Easter story we do make an effort to answer any of the children's questions as honestly and positively as we can. We would like to share with you some of the things we say in the hope that it may assist you if your child chooses o speak about it at home.
We teach children about the permanency of death and how Jesus is the only person "who got to come back". This helps children understand that, after hearing about the story of Jesus, they can't expect others to be alive again after dying. It also reminds children that we have to look after our own bodies and make choices that keep us safe.
Children will often ask why people die and at Kindergarten we reinforce that people only die when they are very very very very very very very sick, very very very very very very very old, or their body is very very very very very very very broken (specialists in the field recommend the seven "very"'s so that children understand that you don't die from a cold, turning 40 or a broken arm!) We are very matter-of-fact in response to queries at Kindergarten and answer children's questions honestly without going into long detail (most children don't want this anyway). If your child is asking questions that you find difficult please feel free to have a chat with your child's teacher about how to respond to the subject.