The body of
literature describing and examining childhood bereavement is considerable.
Within the bereavement community, there is general agreement that the loss of a
loved one poses significant and complex challenges for children.
Their grief responses
can be emotional (e.g., denial, sadness, depression, guilt,
anger), physiological (e.g., somatic complaints, sleep problems), cognitive
and/or behavioral.
Further
complicating matters, important people, such as parents and family members,
struggle with their own grief and may be less emotionally available to the
child.
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