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Children & Grief "When someone loved dies, children grieve. The most important factor in how children react to the death is the response of the adults who influence their lives. Caring adults - whether they are parents, relatives, or friends - can help children during this tragic time. Handled with warmth and understanding, a child's early experiences with death can be opportunities to learn about life and living as well as death and dying" (Wolfelt, 1991, p.6).
As you read through this section of the website, you will find information regarding how to explain death to children of all ages, answers to some frequently asked questions, practical ways to help children who are grieving, information concerning our various "Grief Talk" programs, and helpful links to websites that can give you additional assistance as you help your children cope with the death they have experienced. You can also feel free to contact Ralph Plumley, our Bereavement Coordinator, for grief-related information, or simply to talk. Ralph can be reached by calling Doherty Funeral Homes at (302) 652-6811 or by e-mail at bereavement@dohertyfh.com. References
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Here,
at Doherty Funeral Homes, we are convinced of that fact. That
is why we have dedicated an entire section of our website to
the subject of Children & Grief. We want to assist you in helping
your children cope with death in a healthy fashion. The way
that a child experiences death will greatly influence his view
of life and death as an adult.