It's Not Your Fault
Drake, Kim L. Children grieve. They grieve as adults do, going through stages and phases. They may display behaviours such as anger or withdrawal, regressive behaviour or excessive questioning. They may even want to fill mom's shoes and begin parenting their siblings. Words are taken literally, therefore, euphemisms such as "mom has gone to sleep" are detrimental. The child may even harbour feelings of fear and shame and blame themselves for their parent's ...