How to Talk to Your Kids About Grief

Actor Andrews Garfield’s recent appearance on Sesame Street is sparking a new conversation about grief, and how parents can help their children process those emotions. In the episode, Garfield opens up to Elmo about the sadness he feels after his mother’s death.

Clinical and family psychologist, Dr. Jennifer Hartstein of Hartstein Psychological Services, joins NBC News Now to discuss why kids don’t always understand the concept of death or grief and how parents can talk to their children about this in a way that is productive and not scary.