{"id":54,"date":"2017-06-23T18:24:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T18:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgoyneandburgoynepublishers.com\/wp2\/?p=54"},"modified":"2017-06-23T19:56:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T19:56:19","slug":"new-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/new-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Way Is Paradise?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What happens when a child loses a loved one?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As adults, we must be sensitive to each child\u2019s reactions and realize these reactions will differ from child to child.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Certainly, when coming to terms with death, children experience similar classic stages as adults.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Their denial may be more adamant and their confusion more bewildering.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cIs Dad sleeping or is he dead?\u201d my great nephew asked his mother the day of my nephew\u2019s recent funeral.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWhy is Marianne so sad?\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Children can\u2019t possibly be expected to understand this profound separation immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Children may be angry, too, and melancholy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They may switch emotions as they do their toys.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Parents and adults can help their children take their own meandering path to understanding.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This journey can take years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is always important to discuss children\u2019s issues and answer questions honestly.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Then let time heal because it will.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Adults need to provide a safe and happy haven until children accept that death is a reality.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>They will thrive again\u2014it is the human spirit within us all\u2014despite their sad and lifelong loss.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><i>Which<\/i> <i>Way is Paradise?<\/i> (2017) suggests an eternal perspective, giving hope of life after death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I would like to start a discussion about coming to terms with death for children especially, but also for anyone who has lost a loved one.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>How long do children grieve?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>How do they learn to cope? <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>What steps have we taken to help children accept the earthly finality of death.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Is there life after death?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Which way is paradise?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Please add your thoughts about this important subject and let\u2019s learn from each others\u2019 contributions to the blog.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens when a child loses a loved one?\u00a0 As adults, we must be sensitive to each child\u2019s reactions and realize these reactions will differ from child to child.\u00a0 Certainly, when coming to terms with death, children experience similar classic stages as adults.\u00a0 Their denial may be more adamant and their confusion more bewildering.\u00a0 \u201cIs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-uncategorized","entry","override"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349,"href":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54\/revisions\/349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgtechnohub.com\/burgoyne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}