Teaching Children About Loss, Grief and Death in a Helpful Way

On-Demand Class · Parenting

We don't want our children to experience pain, but death is an inevitable experience in our lives. Let´s help them navigate loss in a healthy, nurturing and proactive way - based on their age and brain maturity.

Class Description

Is a child under 5 years old too young to talk about death? Can I traumatize them if I explain that all living things die? It might be the hardest conversation you have with your children, but it's also one of the most important. In this session we will learn about: Teaching about death, rather than hiding it What do I say? What does death mean? How to support big emotions Common mistakes Friendly and simple tools to teach kids about death

Class Materials

Notebook and pen

Your Instructor

Bibiana Giraldo

Bibiana Giraldo is a mother, wife, and teacher with a Bachelor’s degree in education and 22 years of experience in the education field. She is the founder of BePresent, an organization that educates individuals, parents, adolescents, children and educational institutions about parenting challenges, emotional wellbeing, and mental health, through the practices of Conscious Parenting, Conscious Discipline and Mindfulness. Some of her goals include promoting Mindfulness in Education, and helping parents reduce stress and strengthen their relationship with their children through Mindfulness in Conscious Discipline and Parenting. She facilitates the Mindfulness in Education course at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. In addition, she creates personalized sessions for individuals, parents, adolescents and children, in which she teaches strategies for reducing stress, coping with anxiety and trauma, cultivating resilience and emotional intelligence, and improving general emotional, mental and physical lives.

Degrees and Certifications

Mindfulness instructor certified by the Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center of the University of California, Berkeley. Certified to teach Mindfulness in education and parenting by the American organization Mindful Life™

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