Children Mourning, Mourning Children - A collection of grief studies. It is both a source book and a brief, useful introduction for educators and caregivers. Therefore, their understanding of death and their reactions to illness and loss also are undergoing change.
Children grieve in ways that are both different from and similar to adults.
Children need significant support as they deal with loss. Rather it is helpful to provide opportunities for children to discuss loss in times that are not so emotionally laden. Reading stories, watching television and videos such as Charlotte's Web , or even watching leaves bud, color and fall all provide opportunities for children to begin to encounter loss. Such occasions can have many roles. They open communication between parents and the child, reassuring the child that nothing is too threatening to discuss.