Death & Dying / Grief
Grief is a normal emotion felt at the end of a relationship, or by the loss of someone you love. Not everyone reacts the same way to grief. Grief begins when the person recognizes there is a loss, and lasts until the loss is accepted.
This section includes information about children and:
- bereavement
- coping with miscarriage or stillbirth
- death of a pet
- death of one twin
- grief
- holidays
- hospice
- making decisions about end of life
- organ donation
- planning funerals
- pregnancy after a child dies
- sibling grief
- teachers and death and dying
- terminally ill children
- withdrawing life support
Visit these websites for more information:
Bereavement - U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
Brochures for Grief Support - The Compassionate Friends
End of Life Issues - U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
Helping Children Cope with Loss, Death and Grief - National Association of School Psychologists
How Children Grieve - The Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
The New Song Center - The New Song Center for Grieving Children
