This past week a book group I belonged to read a book that led into a discussion of how death was dealt with in our own families as we were growing up. We recalled that as children we were usually not ...

Parents often want to protect their children from grief and death. However, carefully confronting reality usually helps children to come to terms with a loss, so it's worth considering taking them to ...

One of the questions I'm oft asked is whether, or at what age, children should attend funerals. The truth is that I am not the person to ask—ask the child! As soon as children are able to sit still or ...

When a loved one dies, parents and guardians often question whether infants and/or young children should attend the subsequent funeral, memorial, and/or burial service(s) held for the deceased, or if ...

UNTIL 7 P.M. NEW AT 11:00, A LOCAL FAMILY PREPARING TO SEND THEIR DAUGHTER BACK TO SCHOOL IS NOW PLANNING HER FUNERAL. NINE YEAR OLD COURTNEY CARTER WAS HIT AND KILLED TWO SUNDAYS AGO WHILE RIDING HER ...

Saying goodbye to a family member or close friend at their funeral is tough for everyone, but for many people it also provides an important moment of relief and closure. For parents, it's often not ...