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For the school aged child, like the younger child, grief crisis may interrupt age appropriate activities and force a child to address issues for which the child is not developmentally prepared. Children this age might believe that certain behavior will bring their loved ones back.
Grief Reactions Over the Life Span. The child, 3-5 years old: A child of this age is egocentric (child focused), believing that the world revolves around them. The death of a loved one will be very self-focused, where the child believes that s/he is responsible for the death. They might feel abandoned and. the grief of losing a loved one as part of a disaster or crisis event may interrupt age appropriate activities and force a.