Planning Funerals for Young Children, Infants and Stillborns

Planning Funerals for Young Children, Infants and Stillborns

  • Two Things to Consider if You’re Planning to Be Cremated

    When planning for the future, it's sensible to ensure that you clarify to your family what your preferences are regarding how your remains will be dealt with after you pass away. If you're thinking about asking for your remains to be cremated, here are some of the things you'll need to consider. Whether or not it is ok for your family to decide what to do with your ashes If you don't know much about cremations, then you may have thought that, when your remains cremated after your death and the funeral home delivers them to your family, your relatives will simply place your ashes in a decorative urn.

  • Arranging an Atheist Funeral

    Broadly speaking, there aren't that many differences between a religious funeral and one that avoids any type of religious association. Family and friends come together to honour and farewell the deceased at the service, which is then followed by a cremation or burial. The real differences emerge when you need to plan the details. What do you do when a loved one wanted an atheist funeral? A Life Well-Lived Funeral arranging for an atheist service (also known as a secular or humanist service) results in an occasion completely free of the religious rites or discussions that can be a traditional aspect of many funerals.

  • 3 Ways a Funeral Director Gets Involved in Conducting a Successful Funeral Service

    If you have lost a loved one and you decide to take them to a funeral home, working with a funeral director is a smart idea. Planning a funeral service for a loved one isn't easy for most people, and you shouldn't struggle to organise a funeral service when you could contact a compassionate funeral director to help you. Experienced funeral directors understand all the planning details they need to keep an eye on to make a funeral service successful.

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Planning Funerals for Young Children, Infants and Stillborns

Losing a child is the hardest thing anyone could ever go through – I know because it happened to me. Through the grief, I had to find new ways to breathe, to function and to live. Of course, I also had to plan a funeral and memorial service for my child. If you have lost a child or a baby or had a stillborn, you have probably shared many of these feelings. If this has just happened to you, you may be wondering what to do next. First, I extend my sympathy, and secondly, I offer you this blog to help you grieve and help you understand the basics of funeral planning. Take care.