Yes, I am debating the same thing with DD 26mos. re: death, sex and the food chain. So far, I just give her a realistic but not overly detailed explanation. So far, so good. There's a chicken in the book, There's a chicken at the farm, There's a chicken on your plate, doesn't seem to bother her. Yet.
She understands "boo boos" and is not freaked out by my saying an ambulance is for very big boo-boos. We've had to take her to the ER for breathing difficulty and she's had a few procedures done at the pediatrician's, she handled those situations well (it helps that she thinks she's a doctor LOL).
Last week her great aunt died, but we have not adequately covered that concept, except to talk about her deceased grandfathers and uncles. Of course she thinks she's buddies with my deceased brother, but that's another kettle of fish. I play past that one.
How did any of us learn and accept these concepts? I think we can't be perfect at delivering the news of the way the world works.
As far as dialing 911 goes, I'm sure the fire dept. didn't mind too much that it was a false alarm.
