It is my hope in writing this article that no other child or parent will never have to travel the grief road alone, as I did. Actually, children grieve at any age. However, their developmental stage determines how it is manifested. We'll speak more about the developmental stages later in this article. Death is the only major loss a child or adolescent will ever experience.
Any loss is a death process to a child.
The loss of a pet, a divorce, and a move are all traumatic events. If a family member has died, these losses may cause re-grieving. It intensifies the experience. It is appropriate to shield children from tragedy. I remember the minister telling me of my father's death.