- Goals
Loss is never easy to accept, at any age. Children may have a particularly difficult time dealing with loss because they do not understand the long-range implications of what has happened. But elders have experienced more of life and can share their experiences with young people. Also, from their position of authority, elders can encourage children to express honest grief and respond with care to the suffering of others. Elders can help children understand that expressing sadness is one way to heal a hurt.
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