As parents, we want to shield our children from the pain of
losing a loved one. But no matter how hard we want to protect them, children
can’t help themselves from feeling grief. What we can control on our part is to
help the child feel safe and to let him express his feelings in his own way. By
helping the child deal with the loss, he’ll learn to build a very important
life skill that he will need in the future—healthy coping skills.
