Preparing Children for Trips to Cemeteries
If you’re going to bring your children to one of the cemeteries in San Mateo, CA for either the burial services of a loved one or simply to visit a loved one’s gravesite, you will want to prepare them for it in advance. You’ll be asking for trouble if you take your kids to a cemetery without giving them any warning or talking to them about how they should behave. Take a look at some informative tips on how to prepare children for trips to cemeteries below.
Let your kids know you’ll be visiting a cemetery well in advance.
You shouldn’t sit your kids down and tell them you’re going to be visiting a San Mateo, CA memorial park cemetery on the same day you’re planning to go to it. It won’t always give them enough time to process the situation. Instead, you should talk to your kids about how you’ll be visiting a cemetery at least a few days in advance. This will give them time to think about the trip and to come up with any questions or concerns they might have for you.
Speak with your kids about being on their best behavior at a cemetery.
After you let your kids know that you’ll be going to a cemetery with them, you should discuss how they should behave in a cemetery. More specifically, you should stress the importance of them being on their absolute best behavior at a cemetery. That will mean no loud talking, no roughhousing with other kids, and no running around. It’ll be imperative that you aim to drive this point home since the last thing you’ll want is for your kids to act up while you’re in a cemetery.
Encourage your kids to stay by your side while at a cemetery.
It’s very easy for those of all ages to inadvertently wander through a cemetery and step on people’s graves. So you can imagine how easy it’ll be for kids to do it. To prevent them from walking on people’s graves, you should tell your kids that you want them to stay right by your side during your trip to a cemetery. It’ll then be up to you to watch where you walk so that you don’t end up walking over anyone’s grave.
See if your kids have any questions for you about visiting a cemetery.
When you’re all done telling your kids what they can expect when you visit a cemetery, you should sit your kids down and ask them if they have any questions for you. They’re bound to have at least a few questions that they’ll want answers to. You should patiently answer any questions your kids have and tell them you would be more than happy to answer additional questions that might come up later. It’ll help to make your kids feel more comfortable with the idea of going to a cemetery in the first place.
If you’re going to be visiting our San Mateo, CA cemetery, we welcome you to read all about it on our website so that you know what to expect. We also welcome you to reach out to us if you would like to take advantage of any of our cemetery’s burial services. Give us a call today to get started.
