Many of us have experienced the loss of a pet. It’s a feeling that words can hardly capture—horrendous, often surprisingly so ...

When a child experiences the death of someone close to them, adults often feel at a loss as to how to help. They want to do something, but fear saying or doing it wrong. Children’s books can be an ...

Following the tragic July 4 floods in Texas, children might feel their grief set in as they return to school. Some will notice missing classmates, while others might fear going back to the classroom ...

Working through both big and little grief events with a child and alone is a major take away. Source: Jeremy Thomas | Unsplash Over the last couple of years, the mental health of children has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Instagram/mrs.brazil_28 When fourth grade teacher Ryan Brazil placed a glass vase on her classroom desk, her students didn ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An experienced weaver of health, technology, ethics and spirituality. A child confronted with death is dealing with a ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The death of 12-year-old Juan Acevedo has been devastating to his family, this community, and schoolmates at Larkspur Middle School. But among the challenges faced when a ...

Every November, our nation recognizes Children’s Grief Awareness Month. It is a time to pause and acknowledge a reality that touches far more families than most of us realize — grief is not rare in ...

Joel’s Place for Children, a Bay Village-based nonprofit, supports grieving children and their caretakers. The organization has offered free peer-based grief support groups for over 20 years. Every ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Giving kids space to grieve but letting them share their feelings if they want to talk are just a few tips for parents the Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region ...

In the Buddhist tradition, the story of Kisa Gotami is famous worldwide. It serves to remind us that, despite the pain we ...

What for many is the happiest time of the year can often be filled with a spectrum of emotions for those who have lost a loved one. Feelings like sadness, grief, guilt and isolation are common during ...