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Protection Racket | Talking about Death | Breaking the News | Sharing Feelings | Changes in Behaviour
‘As a bereaved parent I only want to do what is best for my children and myself. But it is very difficult to cope with my own loss as well as the great loss the children have had.’
Quote from the booklet: A child's grief: Supporting a child when someone in their family has died
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All people, whether young or older, have many intense feelings when someone dies. People often feel sad, confused, angry, guilty and sometimes even relief if the person who died had been poorly for some time or if they had a difficult relationship with them.
Children are just the same but, depending on their age and stage of development, their ability to understand and use words to describe their feelings varies. It helps to talk with children about how they are feeling and to talk about the feelings people normally have when someone important in their life dies. With very young children it is often easier to do this using some of their own soft toys, puppets or dolls.
Protection Racket | Talking about Death | Breaking the News | Sharing Feelings | Changes in Behaviour
