How to Talk to Children About Death, Dying and Grief
A helpful tool to examine our approach to these topics and help us when navigating difficult moments with children.
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The topics of death, dying, mourning and grief can be very challenging for children of all ages. This piece can serve as a helpful tool to examine our own approach to these topics and help us when navigating these difficult moments with children. It can be used as a guideline for educators and parents.
This resource was created as part of the Shomer Collective Educator Fellowship, which was generously funded by the Covenant Foundation. For more Jewish wisdom and resources on death and dying, please visit shomercollective.org.
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