According to research, holiday season isn’t always about having fun and merrymaking. For those who have recently loss their loved ones, it is a time filled with so much anxiety. If you are currently dealing with grief and wondering how you can celebrate the happiest time of the year, here are some tips that might help. Seek help from your support system including friends, family and colleagues. Feel the pain and allow yourself to grieve in whatever manner you wish to. Honor the memories that you have for the person you just lost. For more tips, visit ebony.com.

Losing someone you love can certainly have a significant impact not only on your life but also to people around you. While you try to be joyful during the happiest time of the year, you know too well that things will never be the same again. Below are some tips on you can deal with grief during the holidays. Try to connect emotionally and physically with your loved ones during the holidays. Acknowledge your emotions and allow each other to process the feelings of loss. Be comfortable with how others will remember the person you lost. For more tips, click here.

Just like adults, young children also grieve when they lose a loved one. Jacqueline Bequette, an art teacher at Omaha’s Benson West, noticed that many of her students had suffered the loss of a loved one and eventually found a way on how she can help them deal with grief. In order to allow the students to remember the loved one who passed away, she created a lesson plan across every grade level. The project makes use of the “tree of life” which would help explain to the students that death is part of living and that there are different ways to deal with the negative emotions. To learn more, visit ketv.com.