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Like many of us, your child might be grieving his pre-coronavirus life. This challenging time can bring strong emotions to the surface in our kids (and in us as parents). These emotions can be signs of a child’s underlying grief. And difficulty in expressing that grief. 

Read on to learn why it’s important to allow your children to grieve, and healthy ways to help them process their grief. This article is also available as a video or audio download.

Why is it important for our children to grieve?

We’re hearing from a lot of parents whose kids still aren’t adjusting well to the new challenges of “Stay-at-Home” orders and social distancing guidelines.

Resistance to homework. Power struggles. Tantrums. Withdrawn children.

These are just some of the challenges parents are facing. Add to this list the responsibility of managing school work while trying to work from home and you’ve got a recipe for stress and discouragement. 

Parents tell us they’re trying to help their kids adjust but making little progress. It’s a tough load!

Grief is real! Our kids, right along with the rest of us, are