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Helping Children Cope With Grief
When Someone Loved Dies Adults grieve. So do children. As an adult or child, experiencing grief means to "feel," not just to "understand." Anyone old enough to love is old enough to grieve. Even before children are able to talk, they grieve when someone loved dies. And these feelings about [...]
Helping Children with Funerals
The Adult as Role Model and Helper A child you care about is grieving. If you, too, loved the person who died, you are now faced with the difficult but critical task of helping both yourself and the child heal. Throughout the coming months you will be both a role [...]
When Your Soulmate Dies
Grief is everything we think and feel inside after someone or something we care about is taken away from us. Grief can be sadness. Grief can be anger. Grief can be shock and regret and confusion. Grief can be these and many other possible emotions and thoughts. When we are [...]
How Should I Behave at a Sikh Funeral?
In Sikhism, when a person passes, they have taken the next step on the journey to becoming one with God (Waheguru). This is a cycle, as all souls were once a part of God, they will return to God. The body is merely a vessel on this journey. Since the [...]
6 Common Myths About Funerals
There is a lot of misinformation out there when it comes to funerals. Whether you heard a funeral fact on TV or on YouTube, there is a chance you may not have the correct information. Here at Callaghan Mortuary & Livermore Crematory, we want to make sure you have the [...]