In My Own Words
Discussing death with a child
Mom uses humor, frankness, love
It was bedtime, and my 11-year-old son, Tim, was reading aloud from ''The Vile Village," a volume in the ''Lemony Snicket" series. The books' main characters -- Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire -- are clever, self-possessed orphans who overcome physical trials. (Full article: 638 words)
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