Personal experience, Information, Season 6
In this episode of the Breast Cancer Now podcast, Dr Caroline Leek speaks to Laura about how to communicate with children about death and grief.
A lot of people think that when a parent dies, a child has a period of grief and then they get on with it. Often it might be 5 years down the line.
- Caroline Leek
Caroline Leek is the founder of Fruitfly Collective, which empowers people with a cancer diagnosis to navigate family life and to support their children.
In this episode, Caroline focuses on talking to children and teenagers about death and grief, and how to communicate with children about being diagnosed with incurable cancer. She talks about strategies for communicating with teenagers, discusses whether it's OK to tell a white lie, and shares helpful tips and prompts to help children with death and grief.
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