NOTES FROM GRIEF

Supporting a grieving child while grieving the same loss yourself is one of the hardest positions a caregiver can be in. Here's how to hold both without pretending you're not hurting.

A graduation, a big game, a recital — the milestones a child works hard for can also be the moments grief resurfaces most sharply. Here's how to prepare for and support a child through it.

Grief doesn't move in a straight line, and it doesn't expire on a schedule. Here's why a child's grief can resurface long after everyone assumed it had faded — and why that's normal.

Most grieving children don't need therapy to grieve well. But some signs are worth taking seriously. Here's what to watch for, and how to bring in extra support without alarming your child.

"But why did she die again?" It's normal for a grieving child to ask the same question over and over. Here's why repetition is part of how children build understanding.

Yes — and it's not a sign they don't understand or don't care. Here's why children move in and out of grief so quickly, and what it actually means.

"What happens after we die?" is one of the biggest questions a child can ask, and one of the hardest to answer honestly. Here's how to respond without overpromising or shutting the conversation down.