Claire Bidwell Smith on How Kids Experience Grief
Claire Bidwell Smith on How Kids Experience Grief  
Podcast: Talkaboutable with Dr. Susan Swick
Published On: Tue Jul 07 2026
Description: What can parents teach their kids about grief? In this episode, Dr. Swick sits down with Claire Bidwell Smith — a therapist, grief expert and bestselling author — to explore how families can navigate conversations about loss with little ones. From breaking down kids’ developmental understanding of death to building rituals of remembrance, Claire shares practical guidance on how to frame death as a natural part of life and grief as a feeling to explore, not to fix. Talkaboutable is produced by Lemonada Media, in partnership with the Ohana Center for Child and Family Mental Health at Montage Health, and made possible through funding from the Montage Health Foundation. Together, we are committed to helping families talk about the issues children, teens, and young adults are facing today. We believe that when these conversations happen at home — even about the most challenging subjects — children build the skills they need to flourish. Because when families are connected, the hard moments become more bearable, the good moments become even better, and it all becomes Talkaboutable.  Stay up to date with Lemonada on X, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our shows and get bonus content. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.