Trauma
Helping Your Elementary-Age Child Cope with Loss
Children ages six to ten will exhibit greater curiosity about death than during previous developmental stages. Some of their questions and words may seem frightening to you as a parent,…
Read MoreHelping Your Preschooler Cope with Loss
Preschoolers’ understanding of death is in a tricky developmental stage. With infants and toddlers, physical affection and consistency are key; while this is also true with preschoolers, the verbal aspect…
Read MoreHelping Your Infant or Toddler Cope with Loss
No matter how young someone is, they will grieve the loss of someone close. Even your infant or toddler will experience a sense of loss when a person who has…
Read MoreTalking with Kids of All Ages about Tragedy
As a parent, how do you explain an event as tragic as the Connecticut school shooting to a child, when you can hardly make sense of it yourself? All of…
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