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How do we talk with the youngest children about death? What words should we use? Can they even understand?
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V was six when her father died from cancer, but it wasn't until two decades later that she consciously engaged with her grief. A seeming ran...
The last in a three-part series talking with those grieving the death of someone when the relationship was complex, difficult, or challengin...
This is the second episode in a three-part series about grieving when the relationship with the person who died was difficult or challenging...
When someone dies, it creates upheaval in the support system, leading to unfamiliar territory in terms of how to help those with different p...
Jana talks with Jenna, a participant in The Dougy Center's group for young adults, about the experience of losing her mom when she was a chi...
After a death, it’s not unusual for children to have an increased sense of fear and anxiety. (It’s not unusual in adults, either.) When bad ...
Grief affects our connections with others in many ways. Loss can foster a greater closeness with family and friends and it can also wreak ha...
Most of us don’t know what to say or do, so we go turn to what we’ve heard others say in a similar situation, “I’m sorry for your loss.” Whi...
“How do I tell my child about the death?” This is the most common question we receive at The Dougy Center. Someone has died, leaving parents...
We discuss some of the current mythology surrounding grief timelines and demystify the idea that there is a recipe for grieving or one right...
