# How children understand death

### At-a-glance
##### Topics
Mental health, School psychology

##### Resource Types
Excerpts

##### Author
David Schonfeld, M.D., & Marcia Quackenbush, M.S., M.F.T., C.H.E.S.

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This chapter explains four basic concepts of death that are necessary for a child or adult to fully grieve and come to terms with death. Teachers can talk with students to discover whether they need help understanding these four concepts.

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