This month thousands of children and teens will be returning to the classroom in North Texas and around the U.S. after the death of a close family member. According to statistics 4% of single parents in the U.S. are widowed, and 13.9% of those widowed parent households have children 12 and under. Additional children headed back to school have lost a sibling, grand parent or significant loved one.
These mourning children and teens will not only be facing the stresses of a new school year; they will have the additional stress of dealing with all the changes in their lives caused by the death of their loved ones. Unfortunately many of these children will not receive adequate support and comfort to meet their special needs.
What do mourning children returning to school need? First of all they need to feel safe, secure and cared for. After a death, the world…
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