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As a kid, it can seem that life can be upside down at times. You are happy one day and then something happens to change all that. A person you love just dies. It could be your mom or dad or your grandpa or grandma. It could be your brother or sister or a friend or someone in school. It could be someone else in your family or a neighbour. When someone you love dies, you feel grief. It’s not always easy being a child coping with death; grief can come out in thoughts and feelings. It can change the way your body feels and acts. You could be sad or mad when the death happens. It might feel like it's your fault. Maybe you are scared about someone else dying or even that you might die. You might cry, or maybe at times you don't feel anything at all. These are feelings and thoughts that lots of kids feel when they experience grief after someone dies. Maybe you can't sleep or don't feel like eating. Your tummy or head might hurt. Or you might feel jumpy or cranky with other people. You may not want to go to school for awhile or go out to play. Other kids who are coping with death and grieving have these things happen too. You might also feel different from other kids. Like you are the only one who can know what it's like to have someone die. It may seem like your friends are different around you and may not know what to say to you anymore. There are other kids who feel that way too. When kids are grieving, it is very helpful if they can talk about the person who died and the feelings and thoughts that they have while coping with the death. Please find an adult, or someone else you trust, and talk with them about your questions, your fears and all the other things that are on your mind.