Death is difficult to understand, and when a community member dies – or many do – children may struggle to make sense of a senseless situation.
The death of a family member or friend can be a tramautic experience for a child or teen, and "a child suffering the loss of a parent or sibling is likely to be in great need of personal attention," says grief expert Helen Fitzgerald. It is important to talk (and listen) to children who are grieving, but we may not know what to say or do.
Legacy offers advice from grief experts to help you understand and support a child or teenager coping with loss. Explore the links below to find expert advice on children and grief.
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Coping with Tragedy, Loss in the Community • After a Tragedy: What Kids Can Do • Helping Children in Times of Tragedy • How to Support Victims of Violence • Remembering Children: Obituaries Full of Accomplishment and Optimism • Should children write sympathy notes? • Is it appropriate to take my young child to a funeral? • When to Involve Children in the Bereavement Process • Teaching Children to Comfort the Bereaved The Death of a Parent • Writing While Dying: Words of Advice from Moms Who Don't Make It Who Will Care for My Children? • Leaving a Legacy: Spiritual-Ethical Wills • Who Will Care for My Children? |
Helping Children Through Grief
• How Can We Respond to the Grief of Children?
• Helping Children Through Grief
• Helping a Child Deal with Loss
• Military Kids: Responding to their Grief
• Writing a Condolence Note to a Grieving Child
• Should children write sympathy notes?
• Is it appropriate to take my young child to a funeral?
• When to Involve Children in the Bereavement Process
• Teaching Children to Comfort the Bereaved
Teenagers and Loss
• What Adults Can Learn from Teen Grievers
• Writing a Condolence Note to a Grieving Teen
More on Grief and Loss
• Loss of Our Assumptive World
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