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Fear of Child Loss


An irrational fear of losing your child - does it ever go away? - Reddit

We'll always fear it, but focusing on it too much can interfere with the joy. Every single day I tell my daughter I love her (many, many times), ...

BEREAVEMENT EXPERIENCES AFTER THE DEATH OF A CHILD

Extreme feelings of vulnerability, anxiety, panic, and hyper-vigilance can also accompany the sadness and despair. Grieving parents evidence anger as part of ...

How do you cope with the fear of losing your children? - Quora

I'm going to tell you something that is a little 'out there', but it has worked for so many people I know. Of course we all have a fear of loosing our ...

Grief - Compassionate Friends

A child's death causes a profound family crisis. It shatters core beliefs and assumptions about the world and the expectations about how life should unfold. The ...

Loss from a Child's Perspective - McAdam's Funeral Home

Because the child thinks the universe revolves around them, a death can produce an anxiety that translates into a “fear of losing myself”. Sally, at 5, felt ...

'My new greatest fear – losing my child – colours everything in the ...

In the world of Facebook's closed/private parenting groups, I've come across more loss, death and grief than I ever could have imagined.

Overcoming The Fear of Losing A Child - Tinley Park Mom Blog

The fear of losing a child is a common thing and like anything it can get out of control. This article is meant to help anyone who might grapple with this fear.

Bereavement During Childhood and Adolescence - NCBI

Perceptions that the parent or sibling's death was a deliberate abandonment, associated with feelings of rage, tend to undermine a child's badly needed sense of ...

Losing Your Child in Public Anxiety - Clarity Clinic

Both PTSD and social anxiety can explain why parents who have lost their children in public might develop a fear of losing their child again in ...

Thanatophobia (Fear of Death): Symptoms & Treatments

Thanatophobia is an intense fear of death or the dying process. Another name for this condition is “death anxiety.”

Is there a word that describes the phobia that your child is going to ...

Yes, it is an actual phobia, and it is not very rare. It doesn't have a particular name; it's just an irrational fear (the term death anxiety ...

How to Calm a Child's Fear of Death and Dying - Quirky Kid

Children aged four to eight who have a more mature understanding of death are less fearful of it when age and general anxiety are controlled.

Postpartum Anxiety & The Incessant Fear of Losing Your Loved Ones

An obsession with death and dying can be a symptom of postpartum anxiety, especially in those women with postpartum OCD.

How to Help Children Overcome the Fear of Death - Verywell Mind

Anxiety and distress about death is a common fear for young children and teens. For most kids, this fear will gradually diminish as they grow, ...

Helping a Child with Death Anxiety - Teenage Mental Health

You might want to talk to your child about things you are grateful for every day and ask them to notice beautiful things around them. For ...

Living with the fear of losing a child: thoughts from the other side

“Having a child with a life-threatening condition changes you. It brings out strength in you that you never knew you had, it makes you appreciate the little ...

Fear of Child Loss | Clara Hinton, Author, Speaker, Grief Expert

We fear losing another child because our thinking process says, “If the unimaginable can happen once, it can happen again.” And, so we begin to ...

Every Mother's Nightmare {Why losing a child isn't something you ...

When my oldest was 18 months old, I clearly remember breaking down in tears for fear I would lose him. The fear was so real and the pain of ...

A Child's Concept of Death - Nationwide Children's Hospital

Babies have no concept of death. Babies do react to separation from a parent, painful procedures, and any change in their routine. A baby who is terminally ill ...

What to Do When Your Child is Having Anxiety About Death

How Can I Help My Fearful Child With Anxiety About Death? · Encouraging open communication about their worries. · Validating their feelings and trying to ...