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How Can I Help My Child Grieve the Loss of His Beloved Great-Grandma?
Advice, Mental Health

How Can I Help My Child Grieve the Loss of His Beloved Great-Grandma?

A mom writes in asking for advice about grief and grieving. She says her two-year-old son is grieving the loss of his beloved great-grandma. Since her death at the beginning of the year, he has stopped talking. He takes a picture of himself with his great-grandma with him everywhere and won’t let anyone touch it. He has also been sleeping with the blanket that belonged to his great-grandma when she was in the nursing home. The doctor told this mom her son may just need a grieving period, but how do you help a toddler process such powerful emotions?

How Can I Help My 7-Year-Old Daughter Cope with the Death of Our Beloved Family Dog?
Advice, Entertainment, Parenting

How Can I Help My 7-Year-Old Daughter Cope with the Death of Our Beloved Family Dog?

A mom writes in asking for advice on how to help her 7-year-old daughter cope with the death of their family dog. This mom says her daughter has experienced an unfortunate amount of grief and loss in her life, and as a result, the family has always been honest about death. But the recent loss of their family dog, who had been her daughter’s “protector,” has become a great source of sadness. She says her daughter will randomly start bawling thinking about the dog. How can this mom help her young daughter process the grief?

I feel Like A Terrible Mother
Advice, Relationships

My Sister-In-Law Recently Passed and Her Husband Moved on Two Weeks Later: How Should This Be Handled?

“My sister-in-law (my husband’s sister) passed away from stage 4 breast cancer this past February. Obviously, my mother-in-law and father-in-law (who I am very close with [and] love like they are my parents) are taking it one day at a time. It’s been very difficult. They have been helping to take care of her youngest daughter (now 14). My sister-in-law’s husband of 20 years moved on two weeks after she passed.”

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