From Shane
Conor was ten. He did not talk about his mother in the kitchen. He talked about her in the truck, at night, with the radio on and nobody looking at him. Kids grieve sideways and in bursts. Keep the routine, use the real words, and be in the passenger seat when it comes. It will come.
“Children grieve in bursts. Plain, honest words, including died. Keep their world steady.”— from the guide on this site
What helped at this mile
- Helping a child grieve a parent
- The Dougy Center, the experts on grieving kids
- Solo parenting after loss
The book. Half of this book is a father learning how to help a boy carry his mother forward. If that is your road, it is your book. On the Healing Road
The one next step
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