Parenting Amidst Grief and Helping Young Children Grieve in a Healthy Way | Episode 144 with Childhood Grief Specialist Michele Benyo
Episode 144
In this week’s episode I have the honor of interviewing Michele Benyo. Michele is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, an early childhood parent coach, and the founder of Good Grief Parenting. After her 6-year-old son died of cancer, her 3-year-old daughter said, “Mommy, half of me is gone.” This heartbreaking statement defined Michele’s life purpose. Her mission is twofold: to help parents through the unimaginable challenges of parenting while grieving the death of a child, and to help parents meet the unique needs of a child who has lost a sibling in the early childhood years. The desire of Michele’s heart is to see families live forward after loss toward a future bright with possibilities and even joy.
The immense practical wisdom Michele shares during our time together is invaluable and I just know you are going to love Michele.
QUESTIONS we discuss IN EPISODE 144
What do you think is the biggest challenge parents face in parenting living children after having experienced the loss of a baby?
Is it possible that a child can grieve the loss of a sibling they never met?
What is the particular significance of sibling loss in early childhood?
What do adults need to know about how children grieve?
Is my talking about death and exposing my living children to the reality of death and suffering harming them or exposing them to too much?
How do you recommend we explain death to a young child?
What are 3 ways that parents can best support grieving children?
What is the biggest mistake parents/adults make regarding children and grief?
What is the most important thing for parents to know about their bereaved sibling?
How can parents balance their own grief with the grief of their children?
What is the good grief parenting approach?
Meet Michele
Michele Benyo is a mom of two, a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, an early childhood parent coach, and the founder of Good Grief Parenting. After her 6-year-old son died of cancer, her 3-year-old daughter said, “Mommy, half of me is gone.” This heartbreaking statement defined Michele’s life purpose. Her mission is twofold: to help parents through the unimaginable challenges of parenting while grieving the death of a child, and to help parents meet the unique needs of a child who has lost a sibling in the early childhood years. The desire of Michele’s heart is to see families live forward after loss toward a future bright with possibilities and even joy.
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