When Your Child Loses a Loved One

Talking with a grieving child may put a parent at a loss for words. In this brief guide, Theresa Huntley leads parents through a child's grief process, including how to talk with children about death, how children grieve, what steps parents should take to help children work through their grief, and how parents can recognize the stages of grief throughout children's lives.

About the Author

Theresa M. Huntley is a licensed independent clinical social worker in the Hematology/Oncology program at Children's Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis, Minn. She has also worked as a children's loss and grief counselor.