Stages of Grief for Children
Developmental stages of Grief
Grief is part of everybody’s life. It is a natural psychological process. Grief is caused due to feeling of irreparable loss. Such loss could be either physical like death of loved one or social like loss of job opportunity. Everyone has own of expressing emotions. The gravity of the grief depends upon intimacy with the deceased and how fast the loss occurred (whether it was expected or was sudden). Like the way of grieving, the period of grieving also defers from one individual to another.
Children have their own way of thinking about the concept of death. Children from different age groups respond differently to death. Following illustration will provide you brief idea about how children understand the concept of death in their own way and how they respond or conclude aftermaths of death.
| Age of children | Conception of Death | Way of expressing their grief/emotions |
| Children below age of 2 years |
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| Children between age group of 1 years and 6 years |
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| Children between age group of 6 years and 9 years |
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| Children above age of 9 years |
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