About the pros and cons of attending funerals for infants

There is no need to decide that death is sad. What I felt at that time is fine.
I think one thing is to let children know about death. I think you'll get bored of attending for a long time. It's close to the entrance, so parents and children can attend with peace of mind if they make it possible to get through along the way.

Once a living thing is born, it dies. Despite being obvious, there is absolutely no need to add a negative image and try not to hide it or show it.

Thank you for your question, Mr. Moon.

You mean the pros and cons of this small attendance at the funeral.

It seems like I've written it here before, but there is one

Death is the last human education

The word was left behind.

How do small children feel about the death of someone who is gone
I don't know anything but,
Eventually, death will come to humans.
You can't avoid that.

through the death of those who have died,
While feeling something and expecting it to be conveyed,
I would like to encourage them to attend together.

Hello Moon.

Your cousin's child has passed away, hasn't it? I would like to express my condolences.
I don't know how your child can accept death in terms of age, but please let them attend. Accepting death is a human experience that must be experienced.
Even if they are children, they sense the atmosphere of adults in their own way and try to accept it.
I've also been treated to many children saying goodbye at funerals, and they seem to understand that it's sad.
It is said that people learn the value of life only after learning about death. It's the same for us adults.
The way parents receive it directly becomes a model for how to accept children.

Gassho

I think the opportunity to face life, old age, illness, and death is precious.

I have two sons, and when my second son was born, my eldest son (1st grader at the time) was also present. (I had them present right after birth, when the umbilical cord was connected)

Also, the whole family watched over the death of my mother (grandmother for my sons).
After my mother's wake, when I was talking to my relatives in a separate room, I suddenly noticed that my sons couldn't be seen, and when I was looking for them, the two siblings rubbed my mother's cold hand at my mother's bedside and placed their hands on her cheeks and forehead.

I still haven't heard what the two of them thought or felt at that time.
But I'm sure they sensed something.

This time, it is said that it is a funeral for someone around the same age as the child, and I think it will be an opportunity for all family members and relatives to feel “life.”
Gassho