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When your grieving child won't sleep alone

My daughter hasn't slept in her own bed since her brother died four months ago and my back is killing me but I can't say no.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical discomfort competes with parental compassion as co-sleeping becomes both comfort and burden in the aftermath of family death.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Children and grief — supporting young people?”

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