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I believe that children should not have to face unpleasant truths but if someone in their family dies then you shouldn't lie to the child about what happened. Children should not be told one day at the age of three that by the way everyone is going to die so you might as well get used to it, that would be a little excessive and unneeded. The other side of it is if a family member dies you should in simple terms explain what has happened and help the child to coup with the loss. Other issues like drugs shouldn't be explained to young children because they shouldn't have to deal with it yet. Teaching them about it wouldn't help them in life yet either. **
 * What are your views about shielding children from unpleasant truths? When is it important for a child to know such truths? When is it better to keep a child in the dark? And, is it right for an adult to lie to a child to "protect" him or her?