Children & Grief

Children often process grief differently than adults, and may need your guidance to get through this delicate time.

Children & Grief

Children often process grief differently than adults, and may need your guidance to get through this delicate time.

Children experience grief and need special attention

Losing a loved one can be difficult for any person. However, children experience loss in different ways than adults. A child’s grief is dependent upon many factors, such as:

their age
prior experiences with loss and grief
circumstances of the loss

Grief doesn't have a timeline, and a grieving child may not say much. Offering a shoulder to cry on, and to listening when they are ready to talk is an important step in the grieving process.

There are also many hands-on activities that you can implement with your child to let them express themselves non-verbally.

Losing a loved one can be difficult for any person. However, children experience loss in different ways than adults. A child’s grief is dependent upon many factors, such as:

their age
prior experiences with loss and grief
circumstances of the loss

Grief doesn't have a timeline, and a grieving child may not say much. Offering a shoulder to cry on, and to listening when they are ready to talk is an important step in the grieving process.

There are also many hands-on activities that you can implement with your child to let them express themselves non-verbally.

Information by Age

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