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grief with children

Jennifer - posted on 07/08/2010 ( 4 moms have responded )

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My children are 10 and 11, my youngest daughter passed away 11 mnths ago at the age of 5. I find it hard to talk about it but I know they need to.

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Sonora - posted on 02/02/2012

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=( that is so sad.. i cannot even imagin the greif..

i have learned (and heard of other parents having great succsess with this) that if things are difficult to explain... but must be talked about, you can write a age appropriate book for them, pictures, drawings, watever, telling a story exactly like whatever u are going threw, and using charachters instead of real people, and saying how each involved feels, and why this happened- or just no one understands why but acknoledging in the story its ok not to understand and life goes on, and ending it positively.. it is hard to explain since i dont kno whats going on, but i wrote one for my 7 year old son about his papa leaving & never came back one day... its a form of therapy i guess,

Heather - posted on 07/08/2010

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id reccomend counseling... for ALL of you, together, and seperate. im so sorry for your loss.

Carrie - posted on 07/08/2010

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I really have no advice for you, I just wanted to say sorry for your loss. I've not been in a situation like that, my brother's son just passed away in may, but they have not really tried to sit down with there other son to talk with him yet. All i can say is i am so sorry.

♏*PHOENIX*♏ - posted on 07/08/2010

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Wow you are indeed a strong woman! I am sorry for ur loss. I can only imagine what that must feel like. I am a mother, so the thought of one of my children passing hurts my heart.
I have not been in ur shoes, but if I was and had 2older children I would go about discussing ur beautiful baby girl and celebrating her life, we would speak of the memories we had of her. Of the funny times and good times. Once again I am not in ur shoes that's just what I would do, I also would stop grieving when I felt the time right and I would make sure my kids had the time they needed as well.
sorry if I wasn't much help.

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