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How to handle your child's spiritual questions when you disagree

My son is angry at God for taking his mom and I don't believe in God but I don't know if I should tell him that right now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Conflicting beliefs about meaning and afterlife complicate a parent's ability to support their child's spiritual processing of loss.

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.