Rhian Mannings

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885 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 4 Jun

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How Do You Cope? · Rhian Mannings: ‘Everyone grieves differently, there is no rule book’ · 1 Jun 2026 podcast

But what I did do is tell him that he had died.

I used the word died and dead, which is really important.

You know, the phrases of passed away, gone to heaven, gone to sleep forever mean very little to us, does it?

But to children, it doesn't mean anything.

And then I just built the building blocks.

I told them that he died, he'd fallen and all of these different things.

And then I didn't actually tell them until they were about nine or eight or nine.

And that was probably one of the hardest, hardest conversations.

But actually, I think that the generation, that generation today, and certainly perhaps a bit older, they seem to get it a lot more.

And they talk very much more about suicide and mental health and things like that.

But I think for children, all I would advise is to be honest, as honest as you can be and gentle.

You know your children, never lie to them.

But also for me, what I look back on, I think routine is a crucial thing for children.

So my mum and dad moved in quite quickly after it happened and stayed with me for nearly two years, which I was, again, very lucky to have.

And they went to school every day, the children.

They didn't miss their football practices.

And children are quite...

When I say selfish, that sounds a very negative word, but they just want Christmas presents and birthday presents and they want tea at the end of the day and someone to tuck them in at bed.

And we did all that.

And do you know what?

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