While it’s not easy to discuss sadness with kids, at some point, we all need to talk about it—whether it’s about the loss of a family member, friend, or pet. So how can you support your children during difficult times? Here are some tips for you. Hope they’ll be helpful.

Encourage Your Children to Share Their Feelings with You

Listen, comfort, and tell your children that they are loved and have your full support. Think carefully when they ask you questions. Be truthful and calm when you answer their questions. Sadness is an ongoing process that happens over time. Remember to check with them often to see how they’re doing and feeling.

Offer a Creative Way of Expressing Sadness

Your children can express those hard-to-share feelings by drawing, writing, or creating a memory box to remind them of their connections to their loved one. Such creative displays are physical reminders of how important that loved one is in your family’s history and life.

Read Stories That Lead to Conversations

Reading Children’s books is an excellent tool to help deal with feelings like sadness and loss. Two new books that you can get this fall worth adding to your family bookshelves are Calling the Wind and Where Did Poppy Go? Also, you can ask your local children’s bookstore for more suggestions.

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It takes a lot of caring people to support families in great sadness. Try to reach out to support groups and organizations. You and your children are not alone. There are plenty of kindnesses around the world.

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1. What does the underlined word “ongoing” mean?（词义猜测）

A    Continuing to develop.

B    Disappearing quickly.

C    Suddenly starting.

D    Hardly changing.