November is Children’s Grief Awareness month, which is dedicated to supporting children and teens who are grieving the loss ...

There are no right words for this kind of pain. There are gentle steps, small supports, and ways to carry love forward as you ...

When a child experiences the death of someone close to them, adults often feel at a loss as to how to help. They want to do something, but fear saying or doing it wrong. Children’s books can be an ...

Calm Waters says many children struggle to express grief, especially during the holidays, and offers free support groups for ...

Many grieving children are told to "get over it" and often experience bullying related to their loss. The death of a loved one is scientifically proven to change a child's brain chemistry, affecting ...

When boys lose their fathers, they long for and seek father figures, sometimes in dangerous places.

I define grief quite simply as what one feels following a loss. Grief can feel crushingly sad, or it can feel like numbness. It can come in waves, or it can wait a month and then mow you down. It can ...

National Children's Grief Awareness Day is highlighting the importance of recognizing how children process loss. Healing ...

Children in a grief group work on an exercise about their feelings. Mary Jo Dendy Courtesy of the Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families Katarina Salisbury knows what it is to grieve. At 5 ...

The holidays can present challenges for many people, including those grieving the loss of family or friends. November is ...

At Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, experts and child life specialists are addressing grief and dying for ...

That stoicism you're trying to maintain isn't doing you any favors right now. The shock and grief of being cut off by your adult children deserve your full acknowledgment, not your brave face. Your ...