Have you ever found yourself in the position of having to prepare your family for bad news? For most people, this is something of an impossible situation. After all, how do you really go about preparing family for bad news? The answer is to begin by preparing yourself. By organizing, recognizing, and preparing yourself prior to talking to your family about the situation, you can be in a better position to help them deal with the news.
Keep in mind that this process is never going to be a particularly easy one to accomplish. While you cannot totally eliminate the pain, and difficulty of breaking bad news to family, there are a few steps that you can take to limit the trauma. Here are a few methods that you can use to begin preparing family for bad news.
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2013-11-21 14:30:28
Colleen
I work with people dealing with the worst news possible; news of death in the immediate family. There are no sets of scripts or icebreakers when having to make a death notification. If you are a family member who must deliver this kind of news to the rest of the family, be sure to have a supportive friend, clergy, or family member with you to help. You must not make these calls while you are in the throes of shock or emotional upset. Allow yourself to calm down. The person who is deceased can not be helped. Being hysterical or engaging in emotionally charged conversation with other distraught people will only make the immediate communications harder among the family group.
2013-11-21 09:02:24
RocketMom
I've been in this situation. I remember starting out the conversation that I was there to ruin everyone's day.
I'd like some ideas on an opening line of some sorts.
I also like the idea of thinking of some solutions, or paths to where the bad news may be going and what people can do to support the people involved.
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