🥱 Tired –

• Many kids say they feel very tired.

😡 Anger –

• Some kids can feel very angry.

• They may feel angry at themselves or other people.

😢 Sadness –

• Crying and sadness is normal.

• Kids can feel intense missing or longing, for example Raya missed Buddy greatly, a very special golden retriever who Raya had loved and wished had not died.

• Not all children cry, there is no right or wrong way to grieve.

😖 Stress –

• Some kids feel worried and stressed.

• Others may feel something bad may happen again. 

• They might notice their heart beats fast or muscles feel tight when they are worried.

😔 Apart from others –

• Many kids feel alone after a loss.

• Often it can be hard to talk to people about it.

• Sometimes kids worry others will think badly about them if they talk about it.

• They can also worry others may not understand what they are feeling.

• It can be hard when people do not mention it, or say things you find upsetting.

😳 Shame –

• Sometimes kids feel bad or that there is something wrong with them.

• They can worry about feeling different to their friends.

• Sometimes they think they shouldn’t feel the way they do. 

🫣 Guilt –

• Kids can feel guilty after a loss, thinking they caused or should have stopped it.

• They can feel bad for not telling the person they loved them.

• Kids can feel guilty, for example, Lin felt guilty for shouting at Mum the week before she died.

• It is common to feel guilty when having fun, or feeling happy after a loss.

😮‍💨 Relief –

• It is normal to feel relief or positive feelings after loss.

• For example, Bailey felt relief after Nanna died that she was not in pain anymore.

🤕 Feeling unwell and not wanting to go to school –

• Sometimes kids can feel sick, like having an upset stomach.

• For some kids they feel sick and do not want to go to school, and feel upset and physical symptoms (sore tummy, feeling sick) when separated from others.
  

  🫥 Numb –

• Sometimes kids feel like they are numb after a loss.

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