Many parents of children who have died would agree that the sense of loss and the depth of the grief they feel surpasses anything else they have felt and this can stay with them throughout the course of the rest of their lives. Equally, parents who split up and no longer reside with their children – even if they have regular access to them – often report an ongoing sense of loss. When children grow up and move out, it can also cause exceptional heartache among parents even when they know it is the right thing to let go. That said, despite the fact that it is often harder to let go of children because of the strong emotional bonds we form with our offspring, it certainly is possible. Remember that when you let go of a child, it is not that you have abandoned or forgotten them, merely that you have psychologically accepted the change in your life that means they can be let go.