Crying is a way of expressing sadness. It helps people who have lost someone close to them express their grief and sorrow. (Talking about the dead person also helps.) People cry because they will never again see the person who has died and they know they will miss that person. If the death is unexpected, the tears may also be caused by feelings of shock and anger. During the period immediately following a person’s death, when the loss of that loved one is felt most sharply, grieving people usually are not comforted by the fact that dying is a natural and necessary process that happens to all living things. As time passes, however, many people begin to accept the loss of their loved one, and the pain of that loss becomes a bit easier to bear. Thinking of the person after some time has passed brings less sadness and maybe even some pleasure as good times with the loved one are remembered.

• What do we do after a person dies?
• Does it hurt to die?
• Can people who die see and talk with living people after they are gone?
• What happens when people die?
• Why do people have to die?
• Why do people have to grow old?
• Who decides which of the divorced parents their children will live with?
• Why is laughter called “medicine” for the human body?
• What happens as we age?
• Why do husbands and wives divorce?
• What items should be in a first aid kit?
• My nose sometimes bleeds while I play sports or after practice. Why?
• What safety rules should be followed during a thunderstorm?
• What are the odds against being struck by lightning?
• What is a Neighborhood Watch?
• What should I do if I find a gun?
• Should I talk to a stranger?
• How can I stay safe when I am walking?
• Who was Louis Pasteur?
• Why do I need to wear a seatbelt in the car?