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Creative ways to get children and young people involved in funerals

Seven creative ways to involve children and young people in a funeral

23rd February 2024 Advice, Blog

This article has been written by Poppy’s and shares creative ways that children and young people can be involved in funerals.Poppy’s is an independent funeral director, based in London. We often support families with children to prepare for a funeral. We encourage and empower them to get involved however feels ...

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Telling a child someone has died – our support and guidance

13th August 2022 Advice

Telling a child someone has died may be the hardest thing you ever do and often one of the first questions is ‘how much should I tell them?’ It’s normal to worry about making things worse by saying too much or the wrong thing but remember the worst has already ...

White mum using smartphone with daughter at home.

How to help bereaved children understand grief

20th July 2021 Advice

Often, people will talk about the ‘different stages of grief’, suggesting that everyone’s grief follows the same path through the stages of grief and that their grief will get smaller over time. We know from our experience that it’s not that simple and we prefer to look at it another ...

Are my children too young to know about a death

Are my children too young to know how their parent or sibling died?

30th July 2020 Advice

It is a natural instinct to want to shield children from further pain when someone important has died and you may feel that your children are too young to be told how they died, especially if the death was sudden or violent, for example through suicide or homicide. However, from experience ...

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Should I tell my child their important person died by suicide?

19th May 2020 Advice

It is natural for a parent or carer to want to protect their child from pain after the death of an important person, especially a death by suicide. You may be tempted to tell your children that the death was an accident but, from our experience, it is better to ...

A calendar page with lots of family entries. Mummy's birthday is circled.

Ways to cope with anniversaries, birthdays and special days when you have been bereaved

6th May 2020 Advice

In the immediate aftermath of the death of someone important you will have many emotions and these can often resurface on special dates such as anniversaries and birthdays. How do you manage those days? Is it ok to remember? Is it ok to avoid remembering on that day? What can ...

Young brother and sister sharing tablet device.

What do children and young people understand about death?

27th April 2020 Advice

How much children understand about death will be different at different ages and stages of development. These are the most common understandings of death by children of different ages but remember that all children are special and unique and therefore, they will respond to and understand death in their own ...

Should children view the body of a loved one?

23rd April 2020 Advice

The decision to view the body of a loved one who has died is a very personal choice for adults, and it is the same for children. The important thing is that a child or young person is given the choice and that this is an informed choice – they ...

Should I tell my children that their loved one is dying?

22nd April 2020 Advice

When a parent, grandparent brother or sister is seriously ill, whether they have cancer or another illness, there may come a point when you know that they may not survive. This will be a dreadful realisation for you to come to terms with, and you will be faced with the ...

Dad using laptop with son watching on and daughter using tablet device.

Do children grieve differently to adults?

14th April 2020 Advice

Although they will feel it just as deeply, children will experience and express grief in different ways to adults. The way children grieve will mostly depend on their age and understanding of death as well as their ability to talk about their thoughts and feelings. This can often make their reactions ...

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