Losing a pet is the first time many children encounter death. The experience can become an opportunity for profound emotional learning and influence how young people understand and process grief when ...

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Death is a fundamental reality of human existence that no one can avoid. Irrespective of age, religion, ethnicity, caste or creed, people die throughout the world, every day, every moment. In fact The ...

Children are aware of death from an early age. They may lose a pet. They see depictions of death in movies or TV shows (including cartoons). For some, a family member may die, and it may be ...

In public health, people often label some topics as "too controversial" to touch and dismiss others as "too political" or "too complicated." But the survival of children in conflict zones should never ...

Last week, I ran across a DVD of the animated Disney classic The Lion King. In the movie, there is an explicit death of a protagonist character, Mufasa. This death scene and the recent mass shootings ...