{"id":3825,"date":"2017-10-21T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imortuary.com\/blog\/?p=3825"},"modified":"2017-09-29T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T18:58:09","slug":"when-a-child-loses-a-sibling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imortuary.com\/blog\/when-a-child-loses-a-sibling\/","title":{"rendered":"When a Child Loses a Sibling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When a Child Loses a Sibling<\/p><\/div>\n

Death is a complex issue for children to work through, especially if they are too young to grasp the implications. Even though they may not realize what it means for a brother or sister to die, that does not mean they are unaware of the changes that occur in a family as a result. For example, a parent who loses a child is likely to withdraw and experience extreme forms of grief. This, quite understandably, can impact the surviving children so that they not only lose a sibling, but they lose part of their parent, too.<\/p>\n

Although every child and every family situation is different, grief in the very young can take the shape of sadness, anger, guilt, fear, and frustration. Many of these translate to acting out or doing poorly in school and other social situations, especially if the child cannot fully articulate his or her feelings.<\/p>\n

Countless resources, support books, websites, and guides exist to help families struggling to get over the loss of a child. For those outside the immediate family, there are also other ways to help. Although you cannot “fix” the loss of a sibling, you can provide the surviving child with support. Here are a few ways how:<\/p>\n