Show your grief properly

Death: When one of your loved ones is missing at Christmas

The loss of a loved one is difficult for children and adults alike. The expert knows how to cope better with the first Christmas afterwards.

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The death of a loved one is always difficult - but the Christmas season can be particularly challenging for those in mourning. We have asked you how you can best get through the first festive period without your loved one and how you can be an authentic but stable support for children under the Christmas tree.

The Advent and Christmas period in particular "is strongly characterized by rituals, expectations and memories, which usually make the loss of a loved one even more painful," says Dagmar Bojdunyk-Rack, Managing Director of Rainbows Austria. The organization primarily helps children and young people in difficult times. And the boss knows: "Grieving people often feel lonely or 'different' in their emotional world."