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Factors
that Affect Grieving in Children
- Age of the person who died and the age of the
survivor.
- How and when the death occurred - expected or unexpected, violent or
natural.
- Relationship between the survivor and the person who died.
- Survivor's support system.
- Emotional and mental health of an individual griever.
- Compounding losses; moving to a new house, changing schools, financial
difficulties.
- Events surrounding the death. For example, was the child included and informed
through the entire process or sent to a relative's house for "protection?"
- Legal issues: including courtroom hearings, lawsuits, insurance settlements,
disputes, etc.
- How the family system grieves greatly affects the child's grief.
Text provided by:
Caring Connections
A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Caring Connections is sponsored in part by
The Ben B. and Iris M. Margolis
Foundation.
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