How to Tell Your Child Someone Has Died
Children don’t need perfect words. They need true words, from someone they trust. Here’s how to tell a child someone has died, what children understand at each age, and what to expect afterward.
The Many Faces of Grief: Anticipatory, Traumatic, Disenfranchised, and Ambiguous Loss
• Grief is not one process with fixed stages. Its shape depends on the loss, the relationship, and the circumstances around it.
• Sudden, stigmatized, or unresolved losses often carry added layers (trauma, silence, or uncertainty) that make grief harder to carry.
• Naming the kind of grief you are carrying can ease self-blame and point you toward the support that actually fits.