to tell their children, especially those with younger children. Children who are of the ages of five and under.

It is most difficult to explain to this age group because of their absence of understanding what it is they are being told. They have a limited vocabulary and lack the ability to grasp the seriousness of the situation. They do not understand

that their parent maybe facing death. To them their parent is invincible. No one or thing could harm them. So it is up to their parent to explain everything in a way to where they will understand.

Helping children five and under to understand their parents experience with cancer needs sen

less stress a parent puts on their children the more the children are able to cope with

sitivity and a good sense of timing. Children may go through the stages their parents are going through, disbelief, anger, reorganization, hope and acceptance. They may have special needs because of their ages. During their

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Approximate Word count = 1276
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)