It’s important for children to be part of our conversations when someone is dying. One of our little family members is asking a lot about death. The same question is often repeated, she wants concrete answers and asks“Can I touch them?” This is nothing to be worried about. USA based … Read more
This morning Play School did something very special. It had an episode about new life and end of life. Emma, one of the presenters explained to an earlier television news audience that the team sought the guidance of experts on managing grief in children. Children deal with death in a … Read more
Sadly, until recently children were often excluded from funerals, something we recognise today as harmful. Christine was only seven when her father died and she will never forget it. But one emotion that loomed large for a long time after was anger – not because Fred had died but because … Read more