Questions and Answers on counselling grieving children

The death of a five-year-old kindergarten boy on Monday in Saskatoon has parents, teachers and caregivers wondering how best to help young children cope. Child Psychologist Beverley Dyck of Creative Concepts Counselling spoke with the StarPhoenix on the topic. This is an edited version of the conversation.
Q: How does grief manifest itself in children?
A:Young children will often grieve in little spurts and adults will often be puzzled by them. One little boy, whose mother died suddenly, he