ITL282: How to Help Children Deal with Loss
In the Loop with Andy Andrews
Matt Lempert
4.9 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2017
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the keys to helping children who've recently lost a loved one.
Talk to them about what happened and what's going to happen next.
- Explain to them their loved one's last breath on Earth is their first breath in Heaven.
- Let them know they'll be sad for a while, but the pain will go away.
Help fill in the gap.
- Teach them things their loved one would have taught them if they were still around.
- Let them know you're there for them.
Don't be afraid to ask them how they're doing.
- Ask them if they think about their loved one.
- Tell them how their loved one impacted your life.
Tune in to hear what Andy recently said to two children who lost their father.
You can also hear more from Andy by subscribing to his new podcast, The Professional Noticer. Just go to AndyAndrews.com/podcast for details.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to In the Loop, a unique opportunity to see life from a different perspective |
| 0:06.5 | with New York Times bestselling author, Andy Andrews. Now here's your host, David Loy. |
| 0:12.9 | Hi and welcome to In The Loop with Andy Andrews. I'm your host, David Lloyd. Thanks for joining us again this week. Andy, how are you? |
| 0:20.8 | Good, buddy. How are you doing? |
| 0:22.5 | I'm doing very well. Excited as always to be here with you on In the Loop, joined by so many people across the country and really around the world that are with us every single week on this podcast, eager to hear what you've got to say to us this week. |
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