Grieving a Beloved Pet

In her article,  "Take It From a Family Who JUST Lost a Pet: This Research About Kids' Grief Will Help", Melissa Willets shares her family's loss of a beloved pet while drawing useful snippets from the October publication of "New research explores what it means when a child loses a pet". Below the article, in the comment section, Candi Wingate shares some practical advise on how to communicate the death to and how to support our children through the experience.

A worthwhile "cup of coffee" read.

Resources for Addressing Grief and Loss with our Children

Sometimes, we might be charged with the difficult task of talking to children about death, grieving, and loss.  Below are some resources that might be helpful.  

• Tips about Supporting Children’s Grief for Adults from the Good Grief Program at Boston Medical Center 
• Talking with Your Child about Death from The Children's Room in Arlington 
• Do's and Don'ts of Reaching Out to a Mourner - Excerpt taken from "Lessons of Loss, A Guide to Coping" by Robert Neimeyer 
• When Children Grieve: How Educators Can Help from Hospice Care, Inc.