On average, one child in every classroom has been bereaved of a parent or sibling. While the death of a close relative might be seen as a private, family matter, it is experienced in public.
Widows and widowers have to go back to work and face colleagues, and every year more than 30,000 young people have to return to school after a parent has died. Dealing with the rollercoaster emotions of grief while maintaining friendships and motivation for study is often a struggle.
Children’s Grief Awareness Week (November 17 to 23) is organised by the Childhood Bereavement Network (CBN) in partnership with Grief Encounter and CBN members across the UK.
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