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Children And Grief
I’m sitting in a park in my hometown, gently swinging while we talk about something most families stumble through: children and grief. When a divorce hits, a loved one dies, a pet dies, or life changes in the way it can, children are often the easiest to miss not because we don’t love them, but because the adults are barely functioning. If you’ve ever felt guilty for not having the energy to deal with or check in with your children, you are not alone.
We discuss how so many of us were never taught how to talk about death and grief, and how that silence gets passed down. We also unpack a few common choices that seem protective but can create confusion, like keeping kids away from funerals or using soft phrases such as “Grandpa went to sleep.” For some children that lands fine, but for others it can spark real fear, including anxiety around going to sleep.
This really reinforces the need for us as adults to get comfortable talking about death, loss, change, and grief. It hits us all and our children need a safe place. They need us to be comfortable talking amongst ourselves and to them. They need to see us accepting it as a natural part of life so they can.
You’ll also hear a practical way to help that doesn’t require a plan: show up and listen. If you know a family walking through loss, your calm presence can give children a safe place to speak, even if all you do is let them talk with you nearby.
If this resonates, subscribe for more honest conversations about grief support, share this with someone caring for children, and leave a review so more families can find it when they need it most.
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By FrancesI’m sitting in a park in my hometown, gently swinging while we talk about something most families stumble through: children and grief. When a divorce hits, a loved one dies, a pet dies, or life changes in the way it can, children are often the easiest to miss not because we don’t love them, but because the adults are barely functioning. If you’ve ever felt guilty for not having the energy to deal with or check in with your children, you are not alone.
We discuss how so many of us were never taught how to talk about death and grief, and how that silence gets passed down. We also unpack a few common choices that seem protective but can create confusion, like keeping kids away from funerals or using soft phrases such as “Grandpa went to sleep.” For some children that lands fine, but for others it can spark real fear, including anxiety around going to sleep.
This really reinforces the need for us as adults to get comfortable talking about death, loss, change, and grief. It hits us all and our children need a safe place. They need us to be comfortable talking amongst ourselves and to them. They need to see us accepting it as a natural part of life so they can.
You’ll also hear a practical way to help that doesn’t require a plan: show up and listen. If you know a family walking through loss, your calm presence can give children a safe place to speak, even if all you do is let them talk with you nearby.
If this resonates, subscribe for more honest conversations about grief support, share this with someone caring for children, and leave a review so more families can find it when they need it most.
Click here to send me a text. I would love to hear from you your thoughts on this episode.
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