Losing a pet is the first time many children encounter death. The experience can become an opportunity for profound emotional learning and influence how young people understand and process grief when ...

Dr. Donna Gaffney: Although grief is a natural human response to the death of someone in our lives, most children do not understand this most human experience. Attig (2004) points out that grief is a ...

Adding bereavement education to primary school curriculums has been hailed as an important change that could bring long-term societal benefits. An update to government guidance on relationships, sex ...

Schools need to add grief and loss to their teaching plans and not only broach the topic after a death occurs, psychologists, educationalists, grief researchers, and other experts told NOS. Talking ...

How does superhero celebrity grief affect children and what tips can we provide to parents and families? To help answer this question, I once again turned to Dr. Jill Harrington, Creator and Lead ...