Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children, helps over 30,000 children every year through its helpline, numerous weekly groups, support programmes and one-to-one support services. Its research highlights approximately one in 25 children and young people have experienced bereavement of a parent or sibling.
The charity emphasises that in the event of the death of a young child, adults will shocked and saddened by it which may make talking to children especially difficult. And for young children who may have known the child through a nursery or other early years setting, it can be very difficult to make sense of what has happened.
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