This study aims to explore the "death discourse literacy" exhibited by some Chinese parents in the process of conducting children"s death education, which includes the cognitive aspect of whether parents possess objective knowledge about children"s death education; the attitudinal aspect of whether parents have emotional and behavioral tendencies to openly and formally discuss death with children; and the discursive practice aspect of how parents actually carry out children"s death education and the linguistic behaviors they adopt. The study utilized a "Children"s Death Education Attitude Questionnaire" as the main tool and collected questionnaire data from 289 Chinese parents from different regions through convenience sampling. Additionally, based on the principle of voluntariness, in-depth interviews were conducted with 12 participants, and the interview recordings were analyzed thematically. The findings reveal that, on the attitudinal level, the parents surveyed generally showed a positive and open attitude, with a high recognition of the importance of children"s death education. On the cognitive level, although parents have some understanding of the relevant knowledge of children"s death education, there is still room for improvement. On the discursive practice level, parents tend to use death-related picture books and movies as educational tools, but their participation in specific death-themed activities such as farewells at the end of life, funerals, and tomb sweeping is still insufficient. The interview materials are basically consistent with the questionnaire survey and further reveal the various factors affecting the current state of Chinese parents" "death discourse literacy." This study not only reveals the current state of Chinese parents" "death discourse literacy" when discussing life and death with their children but also provides certain insights into children"s death education and offers corresponding suggestions to promote the cultivation and improvement of Chinese parents" "death discourse literacy."