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How do we help our children through grief when we are grieving too?

Grief can change a family in ways we never expected. And when a child is facing the loss of a parent—or living with a parent who is terminally ill—the questions can feel overwhelming.

In this deeply meaningful episode of the Masterful Parenting Podcast, I’m joined by Rachel Kerr Schneider, speaker, award-winning author of The Widow Chose Red?, and the voice behind the Spirited Prosperity message.

Rachel brings warmth, humor, honesty, and powerful storytelling to a conversation about one of the hardest experiences a family can face: grief and loss.

Together, we explore how parents can support their children when someone they love is dying, how to talk with children about grief, and how to create space for their emotions without trying to take away their pain.

We discuss:

✨ How to help children process grief in healthy and age-appropriate ways
✨ Supporting children who have a terminally ill parent
✨ What children need most when their world suddenly changes
✨ How parents can navigate their own grief while supporting their children
✨ The importance of honest conversations about death and loss
✨ What Rachel wishes she had known and what she might do differently
✨ Finding meaning, hope, and even moments of joy after profound loss

Grief doesn't follow a straight line, and there isn't a perfect way to navigate it.

Sometimes parenting through grief means simply being present, telling the truth, listening, allowing the tears, and reminding our children that they don't have to navigate their pain alone.

This is a tender and honest conversation for any parent who has experienced loss, is supporting a grieving child, or is facing the unimaginable reality of a terminal illness in the family.

🎧 Listen to this episode and join us for an important conversation about grief, parenting, love, and finding a way forward.

Connect with Rachel Kerr Schneider:
🌐 SpiritedProsperity.com
📱 Instagram: @rachelkerrschneider
📘 The Widow Chose Red?

— Anne Alvares
Parent Coach | Trauma-Informed Parent Coach | Author | Educator | Mom of Two
Masterful Parenting
Helping parents heal their childhood wounds so they can build healthier relationships with their children.

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