To Help children understand and cope with death:

Be Honest

Be Loving

Be Available

Be Consistent

We used to have this Friday night ritual where we would

have fish and chips and all snuggle up under a doona and

watch a video - the kids loved it. After Danielle died, it was

hard to do this, but we started again because it was

important to Nick and Steph. To Nick it was like, that's what

we do. It reinforced his security. In a family that's been torn

apart, it was re-establishing a sense of security - that's what

we did, that's what we still do, the core of our family is still

here. ~ Mel

Be Gentle with Yourself

"We just do the best we can. We did the best we could do at the time." ~ Mel