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title: "Dealing with Grief"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2022-09-14-dealing-with-grief"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
---

# Dealing with Grief

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/B960EADC-4958-41B6-8B86-F4AADC30BCE6.jpeg)   14 September 2022

How do you deal with grief? It’s important that trusted adults feel able to help children and young people cope with grief –particularly at the moment, when we are mourning the loss of a public figure who was cherished by so many.

This week, our first #WakeUpWednesday guide with The National College has practical tips to support children with the events of recent days.

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