5 Simple Tips For Children In Grief: What you can do TODAY. One thing I wish I did as a grieving child and tips for helping a child cope with grief. I lost my father when I was 12 years old and it's been a journey to who I am today. I've had a tremendous amount of support from the people in my life that have guided me through it all. There is one thing that I have struggled with and that is my forgetfulness. I wish I took the time to record what I felt and was going through so I had something to look back to as a grown man today instead of wondering what was going through my mind.
Tips for helping a child cope with grief:
1. Write, record or take some records of how they're feeling as a vehicle of expression and also something they can look back at when they get older.
2. Be honest with them. age-appropriate your words to protect them as much as possible but having an open discussing to their level of understanding using simple language not using euphemisms and answer their questions truthfully by not avoiding the reality of death.
3. Provide opportunities of remembrance: encourage your child to remember and honor the person they love in ways that you and your child would know best. It parlays the idea behind not forgetting things and that inevitable memory fade that bears with time.
4. Professional help: I’m by means a professional. But I’m a professional in my own experience. Maybe therapy or some other forms of clinical expertise is something to consider. Again, trust yourself to know if this is best, but it is an option that works for some and perhaps for you and your child. I apparently went for one day and never again as a kid.
5. Take care of yourself (as the guardian or parent): Protecting your child may be your only priority right now. It was for my mother and in return us being her priority got her through the gauntlet. At the same time make sure to take time for yourself however you see fit. Try different things whether it’s as simple as a walk, a scream in a pillow or seeing a therapist. By taking care of yourself you can take care of your child better, in my opinion. You’re grieving too.
Take all these tips with a grain of salt and do what feels right
DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio engages death a little bit differently. Each new guest shares their experience with grieving or perspective on death in a way that shatters the “don’t talk about death” taboo. Grief doesn't end; it evolves. Having lost his father on September 11th when he was 12, he learned the importance of discussion and sharing other people's stories. DEAD Talks Podcast hopes to make it a little easier to talk about grief, loss, death, mourning, trauma, or whatever it may be. You may cry, but you also may laugh.
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