Opinion

Understanding Loss

Many children in early years settings experience the loss of a parent and they all need support, says Professor Cathy Nutbrown

As the red poppies fell at the Festival of Remembrance on Saturday evening, one poppy for every member of the armed services killed during military action, they drew a blanket of quiet thought over those assembled.

I began to think about the children of those men and women who had died, and I remembered Jason who, many years ago now, attended the nursery where I worked. I recalled the day that we heard the news that Jason’s dad had been killed while on a tour of duty. For me, Jason is still just three years old, but by now he may well have a partner and children of his own.

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