FamilyLife Blended®

Did you know that when it comes to family or community grieving sometimes children are forgotten?

After my 12-year-old son died my wife and I struggled to help our other two sons grieve the loss of their brother. We learned that siblings are what bereavement counselors call the forgotten mourners. Turns out this is often true. When divorced parents battle over money or visitation schedules how it affects their child is often ignored. Don’t pretend like the loss isn’t in a child’s life anymore. It is. Acknowledge it and speak to the child about it. Let them know you haven’t forgotten.