Grief Awareness
Children grieve differently than adults do. The younger the child, the less they have the ability to understand death and loss. They don't have the vocabulary to put the concepts into words, and are less able to deal with emotional pain. Children often have many questions after a death. What's important is the conversation that comes from the questions, the connection made with the child, rather than the answers. Even though we can't "fix" the child, we can support them, and hear them, and love them. In the confusing and overwhelming time of grief, our presence is more significant than our answers.
https://www.highmarkcaringplace.com/cp2/grief/grievingChildren.shtml
The Caring Place has also produced a series of free educational brochures for families that address some basic concepts of grief. The series has become a valuable tool in helping people to better understand grief.
https://www.highmarkcaringplace.com/cp2/grief/brochures.shtml
More Grief Resources (click for more)
More Parent Resources:
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/death.html
-for parents to utilize when speaking to their children about loss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcNCrrO59Rk&list=PLkzH7Wb_awFzk7grg0ZQYD8b4Mparbzw_&index=90
-HiHo: Group of elementary-aged kids go on an educational tour of a funeral home/morgue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILn00BQkXQo&list=PLkzH7Wb_awFzk7grg0ZQYD8b4Mparbzw_&index=89
-HiHo: Kids talk about what they think happens after death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUS89lFr0XA&list=PLkzH7Wb_awFzk7grg0ZQYD8b4Mparbzw_&index=70
-Talking to Children Who Are Bereaved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEcaUhxAH2g&list=PLkzH7Wb_awFzk7grg0ZQYD8b4Mparbzw_&index=59
-How Grief Affects Your Brain