Would you take your two year old to a funeral of someone in their immediate circle?

I had to think through this last week for my 3 month old. If it was immediate family like a grandparent/aunt/uncle/cousin I would take them but otherwise I wouldn’t. I’d also be selective on what parts. For example if it’s the funeral service in a church/chapel yes but not to the burial ground or to view the body directly. My great aunt passed last week. My parents stayed in the car with baby while me and hubby paid final respects at the visitation. We didn’t go to the funeral service/burial but my parents represented us (if my parents couldn’t have made it I would have gone solo and hubby stays home with baby).

I took my son as a newborn and then as a 1 yr old I took him to the viewing and to the burial but not the funeral service in the church with the pastor I thought Its be long and he wouldn’t sit still and be very quiet and yet it was maybe a 15 minute service . In the future I’d continue to bring him now that he sits a bit better tho .

In our family all ages attend. My son has been to 2 so far. 1st was 3 months old and his 2nd time he was 2. My daughter was just over 1..take some snacks or a small quiet toy. I did let them play on my phone with the volume off. My neice who was 4 colored quietly in the pew during the service

No, absolutely not. I did not attend my dad's funeral when i was 3.5 and my children did not go to my granddad's funeral at 4.5 and 2. Unless your funerals are vibrant and happy and colourful, it's too much for little kids. I couldn't even grasp that my dad had died until i was 5, let alone attend an event where everyone was mourning. It would have been way too much and too confusing for me at that age.

I took my 16 week old to my dads funeral I would only take my toddler to a funeral if it was her nanna or grandad x

I would but I wouldn't take her up to see the body

i took my son to a funeral when he was like just under 2 i think? he just sat in his stroller, he started to get a little fussy so i took him into the entrance room area and just walked him around a bit. there wasn’t a viewing and if there was i wouldn’t have brought him to that part. but i didn’t think the talking and singing parts were an issue.

My grandpa passed away 2 months ago, didn't take the kids to the service but they did go to the burial, they are 2 and almost 4. I wanted them to have a chance to say goodbye one last time even if they couldnt see him

I'm sorry for your loss. I wouldn't if I could avoid it and had someone to look after them that could bring them back after the ceremony maybe?

Some people say having little ones at funerals can really cheer people up. I would probably attend the wake portion but not the quiet service or burial/viewing

I took my baby to the ceremony but when it came to the putting our loved one in the ground I decided not to go cause we would be outside and I knew my baby would want to play.

When my mom passed last year I took my then 9 month to the funeral. He did great. Now he’s 21 months and I absolutely would not take him only because he’s a super busy body now. He was just learning to walk then, he’s everywhere now