Grief

For young kids, death can be a difficult thing to understand. Betsy Brown Braun, author of "Just Tell Me What to Say," shares what you can say to ease your child's mind.

From a grief counselor: Children dealing with Grief and Loss

Psychologist Collett Smart on how best to help your child with grief or death. Learn about the symptoms and healthy ways to cope.

Coping with the loss of a grandparent

Helping Children Cope and Deal with Grief after their person has died.How to help children cope and deal with grief while understanding the developmental difference a child has in understanding grief.

Children's book about the death of a mother. When a loved one dies, it can be a difficult topic to explain to little ones. Let this heart-warming book help you support your child through their stages of grief.

The Heart and the Bottle: A children's book about death, loss and grieving.

Losing a pet: The Story of my Dog Leo.

Curious George Goes to the Hospital

When Your Grandparent Dies book.

PBS Kids talk about when a pet dies.

Parents talking about age appropriate ways to explain the death of a pet.

Franklin Goes to the Hospital Read Aloud

Articles to guide conversations with children

When a grandparent diesThe death of a grandparent is often a child or young person’s first encounter with the death of someone important. Parents have a great deal to manage when their own parent or carer dies. There is the grief associated with their own loss, but also the reactions and responses of their children to the death of a grandparent.

Supporting a child through the death of a grandparentManaging the News The death of a grandparent is often a child’s first experience of death and means that they are not only managing the loss of that person but also the confusing and sometimes scary questions about death itself. Children can move quickly between needing comfort and cuddles to asking challenging and forthright questions.…

When a Loved One Dies: How to help your child

Tips for talking to kids about death from NPR

The Do's and Don'ts of talking to children about death

When a pet dies

Family Friendly ways to help kids grieve after a pet dies

Helping Children Deal With Grief - Child Mind InstituteTips for families dealing with grief, from what parents should say to how they can help kids express their emotions in a healthy way.

How to talk to your child when someone is seriously ill (ages 5 to 8)Find advice about how to tell your school-age child that someone they're close to is seriously ill

Helping A Child Cope With The Death Of A ParentOne of the best ways adults can help young grievers is to listen to their stories. Telling their story is a healing experience.

The memory box, a book about grief

Author Joanna Rowland of The Memory Box: A Book About Grief demonstrates how to make a Memory Box for a lost loved one.

I miss you.

A first look at death children's book.

An Age-by-Age Guide to Explaining the Death of a Pet to ChildrenHere are our tips for explaining the death of a family pet to kids in an age appropriate way so they can healthily cope with grief and pet loss.

From Grief to Hope After Losing a Pet, read by award-winning author Melissa Lyons.

On Their Level: How to Help a Child Grieve the Loss of a PetThey’re sad ... and curious. Here’s how to talk with your child about a pet that died.

When a Pet Dies, Helping Children Through the ‘Worst Day of Their Lives’ (Published 2017)Understanding the ways that a child might view and respond to a pet’s passing can help parents to ease the grieving process.

Children’s Grief Resources | Teen Grief ResourcesEmpower has a number of great children’s grief resources, ideal for children or teens who have lost a parent. Camps, groups, podcasts, books, and more.

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