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When your child asks for a replacement baby

My seven-year-old asked if we can get a new baby to replace her sister who died and I wanted to scream.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A child's innocent logic about replacement reveals their desperate need to restore family wholeness while triggering parental rage at the suggestion of substitution.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.