Do Not let your children believe that you have all the final answers. Leave room for their doubts, questioning, and differences of opinion. Respect their individuality, for in the long run they must find their own answers to the problems of life and death. Do Not be afraid to express your own emotions of grief. If you repress your feelings, your children will be more likely to hold their own emotions at bay.
Children receive permission to mourn from adults.
To be able to show grief openly and to mourn without fear or embarrassment can help both children and teachers to accept the naturalness and pain of death. Do Not forget to continue to give assurance of love and support. The greatest gift a teacher can give a child is themselves. Be willing to listen for minutes, hours, days. Children need to talk, not just be talked to.