A new picture book dives right into how kids process and handle grief—and how parents can help. Eight years ago, when my ...

Multidimensional Grief Therapy (MGT) provides counselors, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists (as well as students in these fields) with a flexible program for assessing and supporting ...

and reduced engagement in social or other activities. 14 The DSM-5 criteria for prolonged grief disorder specifies that at least three of the following eight symptoms be present: intense emotional ...

Image caption, Pretend role play can help young children make sense of the world around them and might help them process their feelings of grief. Playing games and doing activities together can be ...

This results in a postcode lottery where many children have no classes on this universally relevant topic. Unresolved grief can have a significant and lasting impact on a child’s wellbeing and has ...

That’s when Bethany discovered Feel the Magic, a NSW-based charity helping kids deal with the trauma after the death of a loved one, whether it be a parent, sibling or grandparent. Bethany Bala ...

Prolonged grief disorder is intense ... Preoccupation with thoughts or memories of the deceased person (in children and adolescents, preoccupation may focus on the circumstances of the death).

I want to hear his voice.’” Like many young children who lost parents on 9/11, Giaccone has lived more than double the time without their parent than they had with them. “I don’t remember ...

Learn more› by Ellen Lee and Wirecutter Staff Many 9-year-olds can take on grown-up activities—like baking and sewing—and use grown-up tools. by Ellen Lee and Wirecutter Staff Many 7-year ...