http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2007/08/22/children-and-grief/ <<exploring healthy therapy & counseling>> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:01:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2007/08/22/children-and-grief/#comment-8339 maddie Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:21:57 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=129#comment-8339 Beth thank you so much for those comments. We had a loss in pur family several years ago that my daughter was sad about, but as she enters each new developmental stage there have been more and more questions, deeper than just about what happened and why.your comments give me great insight into what she has been going theu and I too found the article quite helpful. Beth thank you so much for those comments. We had a loss in pur family several years ago that my daughter was sad about, but as she enters each new developmental stage there have been more and more questions, deeper than just about what happened and why.your comments give me great insight into what she has been going theu and I too found the article quite helpful.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2007/08/22/children-and-grief/#comment-7149 Art Becker-Weidman Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:45:27 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=129#comment-7149 Very nicely written article. I would think parents would find it quite helpful. Have you thought of writing one that tied in Piaget's stages of cognitive development? Very nicely written article. I would think parents would find it quite helpful. Have you thought of writing one that tied in Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2007/08/22/children-and-grief/#comment-3107 Beth King, Ph.D. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:50:26 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=129#comment-3107 In my practice, I find that children frequently revisit losses as they enter each new developmental stage. New questions occur to them. For example, younger children tend to be primarily focussed on the loss of the person (or pet) to them. They are bereft. As they get older, I find that they frequently come to wonder why the loss occurred. This is particularly common in the case of children who are no longer in the custody of their biological parent. They wonder why the parent abandoned them, or failed to care for them adequately. They wonder if the parent still feels an attachment to them (particularly if they have no contact with the bio-parent). As they become older still, and begin to imagine becoming a parent, they wonder if their parenting will resemble their bio-parent's. In my practice, I find that children frequently revisit losses as they enter each new developmental stage. New questions occur to them. For example, younger children tend to be primarily focussed on the loss of the person (or pet) to them. They are bereft. As they get older, I find that they frequently come to wonder why the loss occurred. This is particularly common in the case of children who are no longer in the custody of their biological parent. They wonder why the parent abandoned them, or failed to care for them adequately. They wonder if the parent still feels an attachment to them (particularly if they have no contact with the bio-parent). As they become older still, and begin to imagine becoming a parent, they wonder if their parenting will resemble their bio-parent’s.

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