Section 2 part 3

Experiencing the death of a sibling at a young age can have long-lasting effects on a person's mental and physical health. Research shows that it can lead to increased health risks and higher mortality rates in adulthood. This highlights the importance of understanding the effects of death and grief on children. So in my situation, I was six years old when my brother died, and I certainly experienced some of these effects just mentioned. In the months following his death, I refused to leave my parents' side and would often have to sleep in their bed between them or somewhere in their room at night. Looking into the effects that children can experience based on their age is interesting to see, especially coming from my point of view as someone who first-handedly experienced the effects. According to Jason Fletcher from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Sociology Department, it has been found that insights from multiple disciplines suggest several ways that experiencing a sibling death may compromise adult outcomes. Epidemiologists find that a major stressful life event that leads to increased health risks, including higher rates of mortality in adulthood. This shows how experiencing a traumatic event like a death as a child can have lifelong effects, even as an adult. These effects are not only mental, but they can also present physically. Based on the information presented, it is clear that there are physical and psychological effects on children when they experience death and grief.