Grief can differ from person to person based on age, especially for children. Take for example the two paintings below. Each was created by kids of Kate’s Club, the first by the teens and the second one by the “tweens”. The groups were asked to depict what grief looks like to them.
The teen’s painting illustrated their ability to connect with various emotions through grief.
The “tweens” painting reveals more concrete images and reactions to grief.
If you are helping a child deal with the many emotions encountered during grief, click here for a matrix from the Children’s Grief Education Association on what you can expect and what a child needs depending on their age.
Would you like to share your story? Please get in touch with Kate's Club! KC has free grief support with grief resources, grief counseling resources, grief training, and volunteer work in Atlanta and surrounding places in Georgia. Kate's Club is a growing nonprofit in Atlanta with grief specialists for kids and young adults going through bereavement. Our goal is to make a world where it is okay to grieve.