Children should not go to funerals. Children should always attend funerals. Allow young people to make their own choice. They should decide how they wish to participate in funerals or other services. Adults must provide information, options and support.
Children get over loss quickly.
No one gets over significant loss. Children, like adults, will learn to live with the loss. They may revisit that loss at different points in their lives and experience grief again. Children are permanently scarred by loss. Children are resilient .