This past week a book group I belonged to read a book that led into a discussion of how death was dealt with in our own families as we were growing up. We recalled that as children we were usually not ...

Parents often want to protect their children from grief and death. However, carefully confronting reality usually helps children to come to terms with a loss, so it's worth considering taking them to ...

One of the questions I'm oft asked is whether, or at what age, children should attend funerals. The truth is that I am not the person to ask—ask the child! As soon as children are able to sit still or ...

A spokesperson has shared the touching reason Cat Deeley was absent from her mother-in-law's funeral, revealing the family ...

When a loved one dies, parents and guardians often question whether infants and/or young children should attend the subsequent funeral, memorial, and/or burial service(s) held for the deceased, or if ...

Q. I recently went to my first funeral. I honestly didn’t know what to expect. The rituals seemed bizarre to me. Everyone stood around. Most people filed past the immediate family offering condolences ...

Family members have scheduled funeral services for four children killed last month in one of the worst blazes in St. Paul’s history. Pa Cheng Vang, the children’s father, posted on social media that ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The St. Paul family that lost four children in a fatal fire last month shared a positive update on Saturday. In a press conference live streamed on YouTube by 3 Hmong TV, community ...