Offering light at end of Rainbows for grieving young people

Rainbows Ireland offers counselling service aimed at grieving young people.

Any child who has the capacity to feel emotions — and children’s emotions can be very close to the surface — can experience grief-related pain.

Some adults think children have to be protected and believe talking about death or family break-up will confuse and upset them. Unlike earlier times, today’s children have little direct experience of the passing of a loved one.