ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we will provide a developmental context for understanding experiences with death, dying, and bereavement. We will explore the likely types of death when children do die, and they are different in infancy, toddlerhood, and childhood. There will also be a brief look at how healthy children acquire their conception of death. Also, the emotionally moving topic of gravely ill children will be explored. Then, we will discuss another particularly poignant topic: the experience of parents who have had a child die.
