 | Last week, my grandmother died rather suddenly. She helped to raise me from the time I was born and our whole family was extremely close. Until recently, she had also been very active. I have three kids, ages 4, 6(today) and 12 and she spent a lot of time with them. They spent nights at her house, went shopping, out to eat, she attended all of their scool activities, etc. My four-year old is too young to really understand and my twelve-year old is going through the grief process very normally. My six-year old, though, is a different story. He has cried daily for long periods of time and cannot be consoled. He misses his grandma, and I think he may be afraid that if she died he or other people he loves are also going to die. He is breaking my heart and I don't know how to help him. I have also been crying a lot, and he knows that it is OK to cry if we are sad. We have talked about the good times he had with grandma and the fact that she is watching over him and he can talk to her anytime and tell her anything. I am not sure if I am telling him the right things and/or helping him in the right ways but I am very worried about him. Has anyone else had experience with this kind of thing? Any suggestions? Thank you. |
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