7 Films to help children dealing with grief

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7 Films to help children dealing with grief

These movies can help normalize kids’ feelings and give them tools to cope

Published: December 15, 2020 11:34 NYT

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Children grief — There's no way to sugarcoat it: The pandemic has plunged the world into a crisis of grief. And for many families who lost a loved one this year, regardless of the cause of death, the pandemic has kept many of them from being able to properly mourn their loss. Supporting a grieving child involves normalizing their feelings while giving them tools to cope - talking about death, however, can sometimes feel overwhelming. Parents and children may both be reluctant to have conversations that bring up difficult emotions, but it's important for parents to provide opportunities to acknowledge their child's feelings. Image Credit: Annie Spratt/ Unsplash

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Films to help kids dealing with grief — Film can be a gift in these times. Often, a movie about death can provide just enough distance for a productive discussion. Giving children examples of others' loss can help them feel less isolated in their own bereavement; watching a character in a film can get the child thinking about their own grief journey and the tools they might use to cope. The following films, suitable for children ages 6 and older, offer helpful ways to explore death and the accompanying emotions, while providing parents an opening to talk about loss. Content that might be disturbing to young children is noted. Image Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc; Disney/Pixar; Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc; IMDB

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Films to help kids with grief — FOR AGES 6+ : COCO (2017): This colourful, Academy Award-winning Pixar film based around the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), follows 12-year-old Miguel's journey to the Land of the Dead. While there, he unlocks family secrets and learns that the dead continue to exist in the memory of the living. Image Credit: Disney/ Pixar

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