1. Emotional Reflection: This dream may reflect the complex emotions of the dreamer towards their future family or responsibilities, and the death of a child symbolizes a worry or fear of the unknown or responsibility.
2. Subconscious worry: It may reveal the dreamer's subconscious anxiety about life changes, especially those that are not yet prepared or feel uncontrollable, such as marriage, parenting, etc. The death of a child may symbolize concerns about the challenges and risks that these changes may bring.
3. Growth and Transformation: From another perspective, this dream may also be a symbol of the dreamer's inner growth and self transformation. The appearance of a child and the subsequent 'death' may represent that the dreamer is undergoing or preparing to undergo some important life stage transition, needing to let go of certain old concepts or fears in order to embrace a new stage of life.