I missed this one the first time around, but read it today, and yes, I have had a similar convo with my 5 year old recently, a few times. I always seem to bring up the Lion King and the Mufasa lesson of the circle of life and that is enough to end the conversation, for few moments... And then my kids says, "I don't want to to be dirt or grass or buried in the ground when I die." And I say ok, you don't have to just give your body to science and they will learn from your life. This seems to be enough for now... but I can only imagine what this question will be like when he turns 6, lol.
I missed this one the first time around, but read it today, and yes, I have had a similar convo with my 5 year old recently, a few times. I always seem to bring up the Lion King and the Mufasa lesson of the circle of life and that is enough to end the conversation, for few moments... And then my kids says, "I don't want to to be dirt or grass or buried in the ground when I die." And I say ok, you don't have to just give your body to science and they will learn from your life. This seems to be enough for now... but I can only imagine what this question will be like when he turns 6, lol.
I had not considered answering this question by starting a Disney movie and leaving the room. I think we just found the proper way to handle it.