Did you know that children as young as two years old are aware of death even if they cannot comprehend what death is? It may also surprise you to know that children inherently know how to grieve normally and naturally but often aren’t able to because those around them unknowingly and unintentionally interrupt their process. When this happens, children begin to accumulate unresolved grief early on and it begins to alter their way of viewing the world and how they show up in their relationships later on in life.
The Problem
While children instinctively know how to grieve normally and naturally, they are often not given the space to talk openly and honestly with the adults around them and process through their emotions as they come up. This is largely due to the sad but true fact that parents and caregivers although well intended are not educated themselves on what healthy grieving is. For example, in an effort to help or shield children from grief, they try to “be strong” for their children rather than being emotionally honest. Since children learn and model their behavior by what they see around them, they begin to stuff their feelings rather than process them in a healthy way.
The Solution
Helping Children Deal with Loss is a program designed for anyone who is in contact with a child of any age who has experienced a loss of any kind. As a parent or caregiver, you are the most influential person in your child’s life so it makes sense that you would be the one helping your child through this, not a stranger. You will be educated first on what healthy grieving is and how to support your child’s natural grieving process. Finally, you will be given the tools on how to help your child get emotionally complete what was left unfinished so they can truly heal their little hearts.
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