162: Supporting children through grief with Katie Lear

<span style="font-weight: 400">This episode builds on our </span><a class="ql-link" href="https://www.yourparentingmojocom/death" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400">conversation with Dr. Atle Dyregrov on the topic of talking with children about death</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, where we focused mainly on death as a general concept and navigating the first few days after the death. Grief therapist Katie Lear has a new book called A Parent's Guide to Managing Childhood Grief and focuses on the much longer period of mourning that follows the death of someone close to a child.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">We look at:</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400">The four 'tasks' of mourning that most people (including children) move through</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400">Activities we can do in each task to help children navigate their feelings effectively</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400"> long the process usually takes</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400">Signs that a child is engaged in 'complicated grief' and needs more support</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400">Where and how to find that support</span></li> </ul><br/> <span style="font-weight: 400">Resources mentioned in the show</span> <span style="font-weight: 400"><a class="ql-link" href="https://www.katielear.com/">Katie's website</a></span> <span style="font-weight: 400"><a class="ql-link" href="https://amzn.to/3IZL8Np">The book A Parent's Guide to Managing Childhood Grief</a></span> <span style="font-weight: 400"><a class="ql-link" href="https://amzn.to/3PMusef">Selma Fraiberg's book The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems of Early Childhood</a></span> <span style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://www.dougy.org/">The Dougy Center</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400">(resources and referrals to grief therapists)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">Books Katie recommends for reading with young