How do atheists explain the concept of death to a child?

They don't seek to explain what kind of God allows suffering, and they don't fudge it when children ask what happens to people who die, be they Grandma or the young victims of Newtown. But that doesn't mean atheist parents are alike in what they say, believe or do. read more

Atheist parents comfort children about death without talk of God or heaven Julie Drizin, (left) her wife Ellen Kahn (right) and their daughter Jasper Drizin-Kahn, 9, join dozens of people in celebrating the Winter Solstice with music and dance at the Silver Spring Civic Building in Silver Spring on Dec. 21, 2012. read more