{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"From Grief to Growth: Dr. Korie Leigh and Emily Gatto on Helping Kids Cope","description":"In this powerful episode of Reading With Your Kids, we\u2019re shining a gentle, hopeful light on some of the hardest moments families face\u2014grief, loss, anxiety, and big feelings\u2014and how books can help us navigate them together. First, Jed talks with Dr. Korie Leigh, a thanatologist (an expert in death, dying, grief, and loss) and author of \u201cWhen Everything Changes: Parenting Through Loss and Grief.\u201d Korie explains that grief isn\u2019t just about death; kids grieve through divorce, incarceration, deportation, climate disasters, illness, pet loss, and ambiguous losses when someone is missing but not gone. She introduces the idea of disenfranchised grief\u2014the very real pain society often refuses to recognize. Korie\u2019s book is designed like a field guide for families in crisis: quick, concrete, and practical. The first half explains how kids understand loss at different ages and how caregivers can check in with their own emotions. The second half offers scripts, \u201csay this\/not that\u201d examples, and tips for specific situations like death, pet loss, hospitalization, divorce, and more. She stresses the importance of being honest and concrete with kids (\u201cdied\u201d instead of \u201cwent away\u201d) while also honoring each family\u2019s faith and cultural beliefs. Then Jed welcomes Emily Gatto, licensed clinical social worker and author of \u201cJune\u2019s Big Wave\u201d and the June series. Through a warm, kid-friendly narrator, June walks readers through worry, anxiety, new activities, sibling struggles, and sleep issues, using age-appropriate cognitive behavioral tools. Emily shares how stories help kids name their feelings, practice coping skills, and give parents a natural way to start big conversations. Throughout the episode, Jed and his guests celebrate reading together as one of the most loving ways to build resilience, connection, and empathy in our kids\u2014especially when everything changes. ","author_name":"Reading With Your Kids Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com\/site","html":"