The preplanning decisions you make are not inconsequential. Many misconceptions exist about the grief process, funerals and how we can best help our loved ones grieve. The best plans are made when we understand how they will accomplish our goals.   What to Say Children & Funerals How Preplanning Helps Frequently Asked Questions Helping the grieving survivors should be one of the primary goals of your preplanning. The plans you make should have as one of their primary goals to help grieving survivors. We feel it is of utmost importance for those preplanning to be knowledgeable about the grief process and the misconceptions that exist. At best the future is uncertain, even how we are to die greatly influences the needs of grievers, a sudden accident vs. an extended illness. One of the best ways to help your family when preplanning is to express wishes and desires, remembering that the goal of preplanning should be to help our loved one's. If a preplanning does not offer flexibility in its directives, it creates a serious risk that the griever may wish to do something at the time of death; however, may feel guilty in doing so because it does not conform to the preplanning wishes. How to go from Grief to Healing Why a Funeral? Children and Funerals For more information, please call (262) 782-5330, or click here.