We need to educate ourselves and our communities to distinguish between fact and fiction so that our children can, too. Common Feelings, Thoughts, and Behaviors of the Grieving Child. Child retells events of the deceased's death and funeral. Child dreams of the deceased. Child feels the deceased is with him or her in some way.
Child rejects old friends and seeks new friends who have experienced a simular loss.
Child wants to call home during the school day. Child can't concentrate on homework or classwork. Child bursts into tears in the middle of class. Child seeks medical information on death of deceased. Child worries excessively about his or her own health.