December 17, 2012
What Does My Child Understand About Death and Grief?
We parents have an innate desire to protect our child from the “negative” things of life, but when death and tragedy strike suddenly and openly, we cannot shield our children from the horror and grief that can follow. We worry how death and loss will impact these young minds because they don’t possess the life experience or […]
September 11, 2012
Tragedy, Death and the Need to Remember
The culture we mourners live in is not grief-friendly. Well meaning friends and family tell us they were hoping that we would be “doing better by now.” Bottom line and productivity-minded bosses give us three days bereavement leave from work when someone in our immediate family dies. Mourning employees are often expected to return to […]
July 2, 2012
Helping a Child in Grief
After the death of a loved one, mourning adult family members deal with their own emotional turmoil following the loss. Because these family members are often overwhelmed by their own grief, the children and adolescents in that family who are also grieving, may be overlooked. Bereavement counselor, educator and author Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt has […]
