Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk: Journaling to help children cope with loss

Today, more and more American families are involved in the care of their loved ones. Often, that creates a change in family dynamics, routines, reassigning roles, economic hardships and demands on adult time and emotional stress for all family members involved. The changes taking place can be threatening for children. Change creates loss, and loss creates grief. A grieving child needs reassurance that he or she will be cared for and is loved.

It is extremely important to listen to your child verbalize their fears, anger, confusion and doubts. Grief and the feelings it evokes are natural respon...