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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Helping Your Grandchild Deal with the Death of a Parent Number: CHFD-E-59-04 Date: 08/09
Dealing with the
death of a parent can be hard for grandparents as well as grandchildren. This article explains the basic grieving process, and what it looks like for children of different ages. The article also includes practical ideas to help the child memorialize the parent (e.g., putting pictures of the parent in the child's room, helping them explain their emotions, taking flowers to the cemetery).
Author:
Diane Bales Contact:
Diane Bales, Associate Professor and Human Development Specialist
Cooperative Extension
222 Hoke Smith Annex
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-4356 dbales@uga.edu
706-542-7566
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Permission is granted to reproduce these materials in whole or in part for educational purposes only (not for profit beyond the cost of reproduction) provided the authors and the University of Georgia receive acknowledgement and this notice is included:
Reprinted with permission of the University of Georgia. Diane Bales. 2009. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Helping Your Grandchild Deal with the Death of a Parent. Athens, GA: The University of Georgia, Cooperative Extension.
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