The key is to help grieving people find constructive ways to release their feelings of grief rather than to take it out on others or themselves. Help families create a memory book. This might include photos, drawings, funny things someone said or did, etc. This is especially helpful to families who have experienced a death. Develop and encourage support groups.
Support groups give families a chance to share their pain with others experiencing loss.
Children love, therefore they grieve. Encourage children to participate in all of the above suggestions. By teaching children how to deal with the pain of loss early in life, we can teach them how to grieve the losses that are an inevitable part of their future lives, losses such as moving, divorce, the break-up of a relationship, or the death of a friend, loved one, or pet. Children can draw pictures or write letters to an ill sibling as a way to express their love and concern. Encourage families to write letters to someone who has died or is ill.