Are video games a great way to introduce the concept of death to children?

No. A funeral of a grandparent is the best way. But don’t tell the kid all that HS about “They went to heaven.”

Kids generally learn about death way before “concerned” parents are ready to confront their fear of talking to them about it. I think parents who think they need to worry about how their kids will learn about death almost certainly have bigger problems and should seek good parental training.

Many/most but not all video games have pretty crappy messages about the consequences of death and dying etc. Especially the ones that try to sanitize and trivialize it.

There are things to learn about death from some good computer games. Games way past the “teach kids about death” phase.

Yes, tell them to stop playing or throw the Xbox off their heads.

Yes, the best way to teach children about death is though frivolous entertainments where there is no consequence for dying other than respawning at the last checkpoint.

@Darth_Algar Is that the reason why our young people think that they are invincible.

Dead pets are, so are dead grandparents. It’s not pleasant but that’s how most of us learn (if we’re lucky)

@RedDeerGuy1

No, young people have always felt invincible. When I hear my dad, who grew up in the 1950s and ‘60s (and thus long before video games), tell about some of the shit he got up to as a kid, I’m truly astounded that he lived to see adulthood.

Here is what you do, the traditional German way:
You get them a puppy or a kitten, make them take care of it every day, and then, after a year, you force them to cut its head off.

@ragingloli Then they kill you in your sleep.

Oh no, I would not recommend it. That would be a not so good way. Depending on the age of the child. A calming talk and what happened to their loved one would be best. So they understand in a loving way. My nephew’s grandma passed when he was only 4. It’s hard them to understand.