Life is hard sometimes. It's good one day, then something happens to change all that. A person you love just dies - your mom, dad, or grandparent. It could be a brother or sister, friend, someone at school or someone else in your family. It’s not easy being a kid coping with death and starting your journey of grief.

Grief starts when someone you love dies.  Grief can change the way your body and mind feels and acts.

You could be sad or mad or even think it's your fault. Maybe you're scared that someone else or even you might die. You might cry or not feel anything. Lots of kids go through this after someone dies.

Maybe you can't sleep or eat or feel jumpy or cranky. Your tummy or head hurts. You don't want to go to school or out to play. Other kids have these things happen too.

Your friends act different around you and don't know what to say to you right now.

Grieving kids need to talk about their feelings and thoughts. Find a trusted adult and talk about all the things that are on your mind about the death.

You can also click on the picture of the forest above to enter The Journey World, a place to learn about what you feel after someone you love died.  Welcome to The Journey World.