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Explaining the death of a parent

The hardest conversation. What to say, and what the weeks after usually look like.

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The hardest conversation. What to say, and what the weeks after usually look like.

In the meantime, the other pages in Grief + loss may be useful — scroll down for related reading, or start the walk-through for a quick picture of where your child is.

Related in Grief + loss

Other parts of this cluster.

Flagship

How children understand death by age

A carefully graded guide — what they can hold at each age, and what they can't.

Coming soon

Pet loss

Often a child's first grief. Why it matters and how to honour it.

Coming soon

Loss of a grandparent

The particular shape of this grief, and the rituals that help.

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