,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ba1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,doyle submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
support for the designation of the      
,thursday before ,thanksgiving as       
,children's ,grief ,awareness ,day4     
,whereas #a in #e children in the       
,united ,states will experience the     
death of someone close to them by age   
#ah1 and #a1ijj1jjj youngsters under age
 #ah have lost one or both parents2     
,whereas children who have had a loved  
one die1 especially a close family      
member1 can carry that loss within them 
forever1 and it sometimes causes        
confusion in the mind of a young person 
about why their loved one was taken     
away2 ,whereas the great majority of    
grieving children feel alone1 not       
understood1 and fearful1 on top of their
 feelings of grief1 leading in many     

cases to an inability to manage or even 
face their grief2 ,whereas many adults  
and other children erroneously believe  
that grieving children are resilient    
enough that they just get over their    
grief1 so much so that children have    
often been called forgotten mourners2   
,whereas for many grieving children the 
most helpful reaction they can receive  
is an acknowledgment of their feelings1 
a listening ear1 and the support of     
caring individuals1 like family1        
friends1 or others also grieving a loss2
 ,whereas ,children's ,grief ,awareness 
,day began through grassroots efforts in
 #bjjh in order to help others          
understand the impact of death on       
children and their need for support1 and
 to provide ways for caring adults and  
young people to show their support and  
solidarity for grieving children2       
,whereas ,children's ,grief ,awareness  
,day is observed every year on the      
,thursday before ,thanksgiving1         
immediately preceding the winter        

holidays which can be a particularly    
difficult time for grieving children2   
,whereas simple ways to participate are 
to engage in activities that raise the  
awareness of the needs of grieving      
children and to encourage as many people
 as possible to wear blue on that day as
 a symbol of support for these children2
 ,whereas this year1 on ,november #ba1  
#bjac1 and on ,november #bj1 #bjad1     
thousands of children and adults from   
all walks of life from across the       
,united ,states will join together to   
show their support for grieving children
 by participating in ,children's ,grief 
,awareness ,day2 and ,whereas the       
,thursday before ,thanksgiving would be 
an appropriate day to designate as      
,children's ,grief ,awareness ,day to   
help the public understand the          
devastating impact of the death of a    
loved one on a child1 and of the child's
 need for support3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   

designation of ,children's ,grief       
,awareness ,day to raise awareness of   
and support for grieving children2  7#b7
 recognizes the hard work that grieving 
children do every day in creating a new 
life out of the pieces remaining of     
their old one2  7#c7 applauds the       
thousands of individuals who volunteer  
to support grieving children2  7#d7     
salutes the efforts of national1 ,state1
 and local organizations for their work 
on behalf of grieving children1 and     
especially of the tireless efforts put  
forth by the multitude of individuals   
who give of their time to help these    
children day after day2 and  7#e7       
requests that the ,president encourage  
the ,federal ,government1 ,states1      
tribes and tribal organizations1        
localities1 schools1 nonprofit          
organizations1 businesses1 other        
entities1 and the people of the ,united 
,states to observe ,children's ,grief   
,awareness ,day with appropriate        
programs and activities with the goal of

 not forgetting these forgotten         
mourners1 and supporting them in their  
time of need4