{"id":328,"date":"2022-06-13T00:57:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T00:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/?p=328"},"modified":"2022-05-30T05:01:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T05:01:15","slug":"children-mourning-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/children-mourning-a-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Children Mourning a Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your child has suffered the loss of a friend or classmate, their grief can be overwhelming and it can leave you feeling unsure of how to offer the support they need. If that is something you are worried about and you do not know how to best help your child get through the loss, there are some important tips you want to consider. Here are the things that providers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/pages\/funeral-home-cremations-northeast-philadelphia-pa\">cremation services in North Philadelphia, PA<\/a> want you to know about helping a grieving child.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps one of the most important things you can do is let your child know that grieving is normal and healthy. You need to acknowledge the death so that your child can come to terms with it. Sometimes, parents think that it is better to pretend there is nothing wrong, but that can actually make things worse. If they do not see that you recognize the death, they may not know how to speak about what they are feeling. Help them do this by acknowledging the death and the grief your child is going through.<\/p>\n<p>You also need to allow your child to be sad. That can be very difficult for parents to do. You may want to distract your child from what they are feeling, but that is not healthy. You need to let them mourn as they need to. You want to let them know that the process of mourning is complex and that feeling sad as well as angry is normal. By allowing them to feel what they need to feel, they will be able to get through the loss better.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-330\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cremation-services-in-North-Philadelphia-PA-1-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"cremation services in North Philadelphia, PA\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cremation-services-in-North-Philadelphia-PA-1-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/blog.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cremation-services-in-North-Philadelphia-PA-1-91x146.jpg 91w, https:\/\/blog.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cremation-services-in-North-Philadelphia-PA-1-31x50.jpg 31w, https:\/\/blog.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cremation-services-in-North-Philadelphia-PA-1-47x75.jpg 47w, https:\/\/blog.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cremation-services-in-North-Philadelphia-PA-1.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/>Another thing to remember is that you want to give your child the choice of attending the service. It is important to consider that so that your child gets the closure they need. Going to a funeral can be very helpful for a child, just as it can be for an adult, so do keep that in mind. if your child does not want to go, however, do not force them to do so.<\/p>\n<p>If you see that your child is really struggling with the loss and that they are not getting past it in a healthy manner, then you may want to consider reaching out to a grief counselor for help. There are counselors who specialize in helping children, so do consider it.<\/p>\n<p>These are some important things you want to remember when you see that your child is <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/what-not-to-say-to-someone-in-mourning\/\">dealing with the loss of a friend<\/a>. It is never easy to deal with this kind of loss and a child can struggle. If that is something that you want to know more about, you can reach out to a North Philadelphia, PA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/cremation-options\/cremation-packages\">cremation services provider<\/a> like us. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brianwdonnellyfuneralhome.com\/about-us\/history-and-staff\">We have years of experience helping people<\/a> get closure after the death of a loved one by offering excellent funerary services. Call us right now or visit us today at one of our locations to get started with this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your child has suffered the loss of a friend or classmate, their grief can be overwhelming and it can leave you feeling unsure of how to offer the support they need. 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